Überläufer

/[ˈyːbɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#59,382

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Überläufer is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die auf die Seite des Gegners wechselt Pronounced [ˈyːbɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ].

Key facts for Überläufer
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberläufer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Überläufer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Überläufer is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈyːbɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,382 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Überläufer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Überläufer, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die auf die Seite des Gegners wechselt
  2. 2
    Wildschwein im zweiten Lebensjahr

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #59,382 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Überläufer"?
"Überläufer" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-Ä-U-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ].
What does "Überläufer" mean?
As a noun, "Überläufer" means: Person, die auf die Seite des Gegners wechselt
How do you pronounce "Überläufer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überläufer" is [ˈyːbɐˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überläufer" come from?
"Überläufer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.