Überquerung

[yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ]

/[yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überquerung” is uncommon German (frequency #54,280 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,280
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Wechsel von einer Seite auf die andere

Key facts for Überquerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberquerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,280
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Überquerung” 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). Überquerung 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

Überquerung is uncommon German at frequency #54,280 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wechsel von einer Seite auf die andere".

Zero misspellings are on record for Überquerung in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Überquerung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wechsel von einer Seite auf die andere

This word in other languages

crossing(English)cruce(Español)traversée(Français)

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 "Überquerung"?
"Überquerung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ].
What does "Überquerung" mean?
As a noun, "Überquerung" means: Wechsel von einer Seite auf die andere
How do you pronounce "Überquerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überquerung" is [yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überquerung" come from?
"Überquerung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Überquerung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈkveːʁʊŋ] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list