überschäumen
[ˈyːbɐˌʃɔɪ̯mən]
The verdict
“überschäumen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Form von Schaum sich über den Rand eines Gefäßes ergießen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberschaumen · überschäumen · German
überschäumen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | überschäumen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʃɔɪ̯mən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überschäumen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überschäumen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃɔɪ̯mən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for überschäumen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überschäumen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ä-U-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1in Form von Schaum sich über den Rand eines Gefäßes ergießen
- 2ein intensives Gefühl nicht mehr zurückhalten können
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überschäumen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er zapfte zu hastig, sodass das Bier überschäumen musste.
Es ließ seine Wut überschäumen und schrie.
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.