überhöhter

[ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ]

/[ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“überhöhter” is uncommon German (frequency #63,985 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,985
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht

Key facts for überhöhter
PropertyValue
Headwordüberhöhter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überhöhter” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). überhöhter lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überhöhter is uncommon German at frequency #63,985 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

überhöhter has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überhöhter, spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-Ö-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht

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 "überhöhter"?
"überhöhter" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-Ö-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ].
What does "überhöhter" mean?
As an adjective, "überhöhter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überhöht
How do you pronounce "überhöhter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überhöhter" is [ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überhöhter" come from?
"überhöhter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “überhöhter”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-H-Ö-H-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈhøːtɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list