überschlug

[yːbɐˈʃluːk]

/[yːbɐˈʃluːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“überschlug” is uncommon German (frequency #53,421 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,421
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überschlagen

Key facts for überschlug
PropertyValue
Headwordüberschlug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈʃluːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,421
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überschlug” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). überschlug lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überschlug is uncommon German at frequency #53,421 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈʃluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

überschlug has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 überschlug, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überschlagen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überschlagen

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 "überschlug"?
"überschlug" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʃluːk].
What does "überschlug" mean?
As a verb, "überschlug" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs überschlagen
How do you pronounce "überschlug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überschlug" is [yːbɐˈʃluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überschlug" come from?
"überschlug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “überschlug”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈʃluːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list