Überschlägen
[ˈyːbɐˌʃlɛːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Überschlägen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Überschlag
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberschlagen · Überschlägen · German
Überschlägen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Überschlägen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʃlɛːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Überschlägen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Überschlägen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃlɛːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Überschlag".
Überschlägen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Überschlägen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Überschlag
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.