Übergangsfrist
[ˈyːbɐɡaŋsˌfʁɪst]
The verdict
“Übergangsfrist” is uncommon German (frequency #74,232 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,232
- frequency rank, German
- 443
- “Ü” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt, in dem eine provisorische oder noch zu erwartende Erledigung in eine endgültige umgewandelt wird/werden soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubergangsfrist · Übergangsfrist · German
Übergangsfrist · rank #74,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,232
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 443
- PHOTO-FINISH Ökosystems
Nearest frequency peer: Ökosystems (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Übergangsfrist“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Zweijahresv…
Zweijahresvertrag
25,772 corpus weight
- Äthiopier
Äthiopier
25,771 corpus weight
- Ökosystems
Ökosystems
25,770 corpus weight
- Übergangsfr…
Übergangsfrist
25,769 corpus weight
- übergingen
übergingen
25,768 corpus weight
- überlasteten
überlasteten
25,767 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Übergangsfrist“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Übergangsfrist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐɡaŋsˌfʁɪst] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #74,232 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Übergangsfrist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Übergangsfrist is uncommon German at frequency #74,232 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐɡaŋsˌfʁɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitabschnitt, in dem eine provisorische oder noch zu erwartende Erledigung in eine endgültige umgewandelt wird/werden soll".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Übergangsfrist in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Übergangsfrist, spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-A-N-G-S-F-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Zeitabschnitt, in dem eine provisorische oder noch zu erwartende Erledigung in eine endgültige umgewandelt wird/werden soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Übergangsfrist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seit der verbindlichen Einführung der neuen Rechtschreibregeln 1998 galt eine Übergangsfrist, in der die Lehrer zwar alte Schreibweisen anstreichen, jedoch nicht als Fehler zensieren sollten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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