überschüssigen

[ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩]

/[ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“überschüssigen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,282 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,282
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig

Key facts for überschüssigen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberschüssigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#54,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überschüssigen” 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). überschüssigen 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

überschüssigen is uncommon German at frequency #54,282 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for überschüssigen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überschüssigen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig

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 "überschüssigen"?
"überschüssigen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩].
What does "überschüssigen" mean?
As an adjective, "überschüssigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überschüssig
How do you pronounce "überschüssigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überschüssigen" is [ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überschüssigen" come from?
"überschüssigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “überschüssigen”

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-Ü-S-S-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪɡn̩] (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