übermäßig
[ˈyːbɐˌmɛːsɪç]
The verdict
“übermäßig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über das übliche Maß hinaus
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberma-ig · übermäßig · German
übermäßig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | übermäßig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌmɛːsɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „übermäßig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
übermäßig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌmɛːsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über das übliche Maß hinaus".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übermäßig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is übermäßig, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1über das übliche Maß hinaus
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übermäßig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Übermäßiger Alkoholkonsum schädigt die Gesundheit.
„Die Umleitungen der DB InfraGo seien übermäßig lang, böten keine ausreichende Kapazität und seien selbst störungsanfällig.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.