überschwemmen

[ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən]

/[ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“überschwemmen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,144 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,144
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Gebiet unter Wasser setzen, über die Ufer treten

Key facts for überschwemmen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberschwemmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überschwemmen” 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). überschwemmen 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

überschwemmen is uncommon German at frequency #62,144 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for überschwemmen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überschwemmen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gebiet unter Wasser setzen, über die Ufer treten
  2. 2
    in großen Mengen auftauchen

Synonyms

überflutenüberflutenüberhäufen

This word in other languages

deluge(English)inundar(Español)inonder(Français)

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 "überschwemmen"?
"überschwemmen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən].
What does "überschwemmen" mean?
As a verb, "überschwemmen" means: ein Gebiet unter Wasser setzen, über die Ufer treten
How do you pronounce "überschwemmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überschwemmen" is [ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überschwemmen" come from?
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Using “überschwemmen”

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-W-E-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈʃvɛmən] (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