überragen
[ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“überragen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,928 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,928
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höher oder länger sein als etwas anderes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überragen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,928 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “überragen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
überragen is uncommon German at frequency #66,928 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
überragen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 überragen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1höher oder länger sein als etwas anderes
- 2besser sein als jemand anderer
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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.
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Using “überragen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-R-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.