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Übergangsmetall

German, noun[ˈyːbɐɡaŋsmeˌtal]

Übergangsmetall is spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-A-N-G-S-M-E-T-A-L-L (15 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written German, the 401,709th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Übergangsmetall is a German neuter noun meaning “transition metal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Chemie: allgemeine Bezeichnung für ein Nebengruppen-Element zwischen der zweiten und dritten Hauptgruppe des…”.

What does Übergangsmetall mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    neutertransition metal

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Chemie: allgemeine Bezeichnung für ein Nebengruppen-Element zwischen der zweiten und dritten Hauptgruppe des Periodensystems (ohne Lanthanoide und Actinoide)

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Übergangsmetall

  • Übergangsmetalles genitive
  • Übergangsmetalls genitive
  • Übergangsmetalle plural
  • Übergangsmetallen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Übergangsmetall?

  • [ˈyːbɐɡaŋsmeˌtal]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Übergangsmetall in German?

Übergangsmetall appears about once in every 45 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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