übermächtig

[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪç]

/[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“übermächtig” is uncommon German (frequency #66,927 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,927
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr, außerordentlich stark empfunden, vollkommen beherrscht/unterlegen sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubermachtig · übermächtig · German

übermächtig · rank #66,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,927
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überragen

Nearest frequency peer: überragen (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „übermächtig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „übermächtig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übermächtig
PropertyValue
Headwordübermächtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,927
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übermächtig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.übermächtigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überragen“ (#66,928), „öffentlichkeitswirksam“ (#66,925), „überschwänglich“ (#66,929). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übermächtig“ bei #66,927. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übermächtig is uncommon German at frequency #66,927 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

übermächtig has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is übermächtig, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr, außerordentlich stark empfunden, vollkommen beherrscht/unterlegen sein
  2. 2
    allzu mächtig, überlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how übermächtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Weiß fand kein Mittel gegen die übermächtigen schwarzen Figuren.

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 "übermächtig"?
"übermächtig" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪç].
What does "übermächtig" mean?
As an adjective, "übermächtig" means: sehr, außerordentlich stark empfunden, vollkommen beherrscht/unterlegen sein
How do you pronounce "übermächtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übermächtig" is [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übermächtig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "übermächtig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überstiegen#66,930zweimaligen#66,921abgerissene#66,936zuschneiden#66,917

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list