übermannt

[yːbɐˈmant]

/[yːbɐˈmant]/ verb

The verdict

“übermannt” is uncommon German (frequency #78,813 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,813
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übermannen

Key facts for übermannt
PropertyValue
Headwordübermannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈmant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übermannt” 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). übermannt 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

übermannt is uncommon German at frequency #78,813 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈmant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übermannt, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is übermannt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-A-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übermannen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übermannen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übermannen

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 "übermannt"?
"übermannt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-M-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈmant].
What does "übermannt" mean?
As a verb, "übermannt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übermannen
How do you pronounce "übermannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übermannt" is [yːbɐˈmant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übermannt" come from?
"übermannt" 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 “übermannt”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-M-A-N-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈmant] (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