Überraschung
German, noun/yːbɐˈʁaʃʊŋ/
Überraschung is spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-A-S-C-H-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,961st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Überraschung is a German feminine noun meaning “surprise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Gefühl nach einem unerwarteten Ereignis”.
What does Überraschung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesurprise
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Gefühl nach einem unerwarteten Ereignis 2. nicht vorhergesehene Wendung beziehungsweise Gegebenheit; etwas Unerwartetes 3. etwas Unerwartetes, das schön ist, häufig ein Geschenk
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 Überraschung
- Überraschungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Überraschung?
- /yːbɐˈʁaʃʊŋ/
- [yːbɐˈʁaʃʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Überraschung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Überraschung in German?
Überraschung appears 28 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).