überqualifiziert
[ˈyːbɐkvalifiˌt͡siːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“überqualifiziert” is uncommon German (frequency #77,611 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,611
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - über Kompetenzen/Fähigkeiten (Qualifikationen) verfügend, die über die zur Lösung einer Aufgabe benötigten hinausgehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberqualifiziert · überqualifiziert · German
überqualifiziert · rank #77,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,611
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,800
- PHOTO-FINISH überlebensfäh…
Nearest frequency peer: überlebensfähig (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “überqualifiziert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Überkapazit…
Überkapazitäten
22,393 corpus weight
- überkommen
überkommen
22,392 corpus weight
- überlebensf…
überlebensfähig
22,391 corpus weight
- überqualifi…
überqualifiziert
22,390 corpus weight
- Übersendung
Übersendung
22,389 corpus weight
- überzeug
überzeug
22,386 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “überqualifiziert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überqualifiziert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐkvalifiˌt͡siːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #77,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überqualifiziert” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
überqualifiziert is uncommon German at frequency #77,611 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐkvalifiˌt͡siːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über Kompetenzen/Fähigkeiten (Qualifikationen) verfügend, die über die zur Lösung einer Aufgabe benötigten hinausgehen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überqualifiziert, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is überqualifiziert, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-Z-I-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1über Kompetenzen/Fähigkeiten (Qualifikationen) verfügend, die über die zur Lösung einer Aufgabe benötigten hinausgehen
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überqualifiziert", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency 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.