überhaupt
German, adverb/ˌyːbɐˈhaʊ̯pt/
überhaupt is spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-A-U-P-T (9 letters) and appears 219 times per million words in written German, the 395th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Überhaupt is a German adverb meaning “overall, in general” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht nur im Speziellen, sondern auch im Allgemeinen geltend”.
What does überhaupt mean in English?
adverb
- 1
overall, in general
- 2
at all; anyway
Hört ihr mir überhaupt zu?
- 3
actually
- 4
even
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. nicht nur im Speziellen, sondern auch im Allgemeinen geltend 2. ganz und gar (nicht) 3. außerdem, überdies 4. verwendet, um den Sachverhalt anzuzweifeln
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce überhaupt?
- /ˌyːbɐˈhaʊ̯pt/
- [ˌyːbɐˈhaʊ̯pt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to überhaupt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is überhaupt in German?
überhaupt appears 219 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).