übermächtige

[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə]

/[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“übermächtige” is uncommon German (frequency #80,010 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,010
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig

Key facts for übermächtige
PropertyValue
Headwordübermächtige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#80,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übermächtige” 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). übermächtige 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

übermächtige is uncommon German at frequency #80,010 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übermächtige, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 übermächtige, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig

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 "übermächtige"?
"übermächtige" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə].
What does "übermächtige" mean?
As an adjective, "übermächtige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
How do you pronounce "übermächtige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übermächtige" is [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übermächtige" come from?
"übermächtige" 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 “übermächtige”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡə] (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