Überschlag

[ˈyːbɐˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈyːbɐˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #75,302 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,302
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vollständige Drehung eines Körpers um die eigene Querachse

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberschlag · Überschlag · German

Überschlag · rank #75,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,302
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überlistet

Nearest frequency peer: überlistet (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Überschlag“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Überschlag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Überschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌʃlaːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Überschlag“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Überschlagfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überlistet“ (#75,300), „Übungsaufgaben“ (#75,304), „überhitzen“ (#75,299). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überschlag“ bei #75,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überschlag is uncommon German at frequency #75,302 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Überschlag in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Überschlag, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    vollständige Drehung eines Körpers um die eigene Querachse
  2. 2
    gerundete Berechnung
  3. 3
    elektrische Entladung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Überschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Kinder versuchten mit der Schaukel einen Überschlag zu machen.
  2. Sein Überschlag wich nur zehn Cent vom Preis ab, den er zu zahlen hatte.

Synonyms

SpannungsüberschlagStromüberschlag

This word in other languages

somersault(English)cambalhota(Português)

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 "Überschlag"?
"Überschlag" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌʃlaːk].
What does "Überschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Überschlag" means: vollständige Drehung eines Körpers um die eigene Querachse
How do you pronounce "Überschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überschlag" is [ˈyːbɐˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überschlag" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Überschlag", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überlistet#75,300überhitzen#75,299abgewischt#75,319zurücklegt#75,284

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list