übergreifend

[ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]

/[ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]/ adj

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „übergreifend“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übergreifend
PropertyValue
Headwordübergreifend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übergreifend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.übergreifendfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überforderten“ (#55,899), „übermittelten“ (#55,901), „Ösi“ (#55,898). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übergreifend“ bei #55,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    über mehr als etwas sich ausbreitend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how übergreifend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Dies ist speziell bei Bezirksgrenzen sehr interessant, da hier übergreifend gesucht wird.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "übergreifend"?
"übergreifend" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t].
What does "übergreifend" mean?
As an adjective, "übergreifend" means: über mehr als etwas sich ausbreitend
How do you pronounce "übergreifend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übergreifend" is [ˈyːbɐˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list