überkam

[ˌyːbɐˈkaːm]

/[ˌyːbɐˈkaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“überkam” is uncommon German (frequency #54,278 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,278
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überkommen

Key facts for überkam
PropertyValue
Headwordüberkam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈkaːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überkam” 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). überkam 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

überkam is uncommon German at frequency #54,278 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈkaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

überkam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is überkam, spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überkommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überkommen

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 "überkam"?
"überkam" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈkaːm].
What does "überkam" mean?
As a verb, "überkam" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überkommen
How do you pronounce "überkam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überkam" is [ˌyːbɐˈkaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überkam" come from?
"überkam" 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 “überkam”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-K-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈkaːm] (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