Übermensch
German, noun[ˈʔyːbɐmɛnʃ]
Übermensch is a German masculine noun meaning “übermensch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “idealer Mensch, der geistig über gewöhnliche Menschen hinausgewachsen und zum Herrschen bestimmt ist”.
What does Übermensch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineübermensch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. idealer Mensch, der geistig über gewöhnliche Menschen hinausgewachsen und zum Herrschen bestimmt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Übermensch
- Übermenschen genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Übermensch?
- [ˈʔyːbɐmɛnʃ]
- [ˈyːbɐˌmɛnʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Übermensch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Übermensch in German?
Übermensch appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).