überschüssig
[ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪç]
The verdict
“überschüssig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - über den tatsächlichen Bedarf gehend, ein notwendiges Maß überschreitend, noch nicht verbraucht
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberschussig · überschüssig · German
überschüssig · 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 | überschüssig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪç] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überschüssig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überschüssig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über den tatsächlichen Bedarf gehend, ein notwendiges Maß überschreitend, noch nicht verbraucht".
überschüssig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überschüssig, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1über den tatsächlichen Bedarf gehend, ein notwendiges Maß überschreitend, noch nicht verbraucht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how überschüssig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch dieses Rohr wird überschüssiges Wasser aus dem Tank abgeleitet.
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.