übergenau
[ˈyːbɐɡəˌnaʊ̯]
The verdict
“übergenau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über die Maßen genau, sehr genau
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubergenau · übergenau · German
übergenau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | übergenau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐɡəˌnaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „übergenau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
übergenau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐɡəˌnaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über die Maßen genau, sehr genau".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übergenau, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is übergenau, spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-E-N-A-U.
Definition
- 1über die Maßen genau, sehr genau
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how übergenau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Übergenaue Menschen nennt man auch Pedanten.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.