überquellen
[ˈyːbɐˌkvɛlən]
The verdict
“überquellen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich über den Rand eines Gefäßes, Behältnisses quellend ausbreiten
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberquellen · überquellen · German
überquellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überquellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌkvɛlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überquellen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überquellen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌkvɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for überquellen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is überquellen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich über den Rand eines Gefäßes, Behältnisses quellend ausbreiten
- 2so sehr gefüllt sein, dass der Inhalt herausquillt beziehungsweise herausragt; überfüllt, übervoll sein
- 3über das normale (und/oder erträgliche) Maß hinausgehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überquellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dieser, ein verbeulter Marmeladeneimer, stand in der Zellenecke, und da er seit Tagen nicht geleert worden war, quoll sein Inhalt über und verpestete die Luft.“
„Auch Backmischungen sind nicht immer narrensicher. […] Nehmen Sie nicht mehr als angegeben. Sonst quillt der Teig womöglich über.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.