überkommenen

[yːbɐˈkɔmənən]

/[yːbɐˈkɔmənən]/ adj

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The verdict

“überkommenen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,419 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,419
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

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

Key facts for überkommenen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberkommenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[yːbɐˈkɔmənən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,419
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überkommenen” 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). überkommenen 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

überkommenen is uncommon German at frequency #82,419 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [yːbɐˈkɔmənən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for überkommenen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is überkommenen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-O-M-M-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "überkommenen"?
"überkommenen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-O-M-M-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈkɔmənən].
What does "überkommenen" mean?
As an adjective, "überkommenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überkommen
How do you pronounce "überkommenen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überkommenen" is [yːbɐˈkɔmənən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überkommenen" come from?
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Using “überkommenen”

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

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

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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