überschwänglich
German, adjective[ˈyːbɐˌʃvɛŋlɪç]
überschwänglich is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-W-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Überschwänglich is a German adjective meaning “effusive, gushing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von großen Gefühlsausbrüchen begleitet”.
What does überschwänglich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
effusive, gushing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. von großen Gefühlsausbrüchen begleitet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of überschwänglich
- überschwänglicher masculine nominative singular
- am überschwänglichsten superlative
- überschwängliche feminine nominative singular
- überschwängliches neuter nominative singular
- überschwänglichen genitive masculine singular
- überschwänglichem dative masculine singular
- der überschwängliche definite includes-article masculine
- die überschwängliche definite feminine includes-article
- das überschwängliche definite includes-article neuter
- die überschwänglichen definite includes-article nominative
- des überschwänglichen definite genitive includes-article
- der überschwänglichen definite feminine genitive
- dem überschwänglichen dative definite includes-article
- überschwenglich obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce überschwänglich?
- [ˈyːbɐˌʃvɛŋlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to überschwänglich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is überschwänglich in German?
überschwänglich appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).