übergreifend
[ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]
The verdict
“übergreifend” is uncommon German (frequency #55,900 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,900
- frequency rank, German
- 443
- “Ü” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über mehr als etwas sich ausbreitend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubergreifend · übergreifend · German
übergreifend · rank #55,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,900
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 443
- PHOTO-FINISH überforderten
Nearest frequency peer: überforderten (-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 „übergreifend“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- ärztliches
ärztliches
44,104 corpus weight
- Ösi
Ösi
44,103 corpus weight
- überfordert…
überforderten
44,102 corpus weight
- übergreifend
übergreifend
44,101 corpus weight
- übermittelt…
übermittelten
44,100 corpus weight
- übliches
übliches
44,098 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „übergreifend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | übergreifend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #55,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „übergreifend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
übergreifend is uncommon German at frequency #55,900 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über mehr als etwas sich ausbreitend".
übergreifend has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is übergreifend, spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1über mehr als etwas sich ausbreitend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übergreifend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dies ist speziell bei Bezirksgrenzen sehr interessant, da hier übergreifend gesucht wird.“
„Gute Wagniserziehung begleitet behutsam beim Hineinwachsen in Wagnisse auf möglichst vielen Gebieten und hilft, übergreifende Wagnisfähigkeiten zu entwickeln.“
This word in other languages
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "übergreifend", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).