übermächtigen

Name: übermächtigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩]

/[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“übermächtigen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,406
frequency rank, German: 5,800
“Ü” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

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

Key facts for übermächtigen
Property	Value
Headword	übermächtigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩]
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#44,406
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übermächtigen” 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). übermächtigen lands here:

#44,406

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around übermächtigen (IPA [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,406 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for übermächtigen, with forms such as "büermächtigen", "übbermächtigen", and "übemrächtigen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is übermächtigen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

büermächtigen
übbermächtigen
übemrächtigen
übermcähtigen
übermmächtigen
übermäcchtigen
übermächhtigen
übermächitgen
übermächtgien
übermächtiegn
übermächtigenn
übermächtiggen
übermächtigne
übermächttigen
übermäcthigen
übermähctigen
überrmächtigen
überämchtigen
übremächtigen
üebrmächtigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übermächtigen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "übermächtigen"

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 "übermächtigen"?

"übermächtigen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩].

What does "übermächtigen" mean?

As an adjective, "übermächtigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übermächtig

What are common misspellings of "übermächtigen"?

Common misspellings include "büermächtigen", "übbermächtigen", "übemrächtigen", "übermcähtigen", "übermmächtigen". The correct spelling is "übermächtigen".

How do you pronounce "übermächtigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übermächtigen" is [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "übermächtigen" come from?

"übermächtigen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “übermächtigen”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌmɛçtɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Same frequency band

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.