Überschwemmung

Name: Überschwemmung, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ]

/[yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Überschwemmung” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,171
frequency rank, German: 5,800
“Ü” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand, der eintritt, wenn Gewässer über die Ufer treten und umliegende Gebiete unter Wasser setzen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Überschwemmung vs Überschwemmungen

88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Überschwemmung
Property	Value
Headword	Überschwemmung
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#39,171
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Überschwemmung” 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). Überschwemmung lands here:

#39,171

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Überschwemmung (IPA [yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,171 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Überschwemmung, with forms such as "büerschwemmung", "übberschwemmung", and "übercshwemmung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Überschwemmungen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Überschwemmung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-U-N-G.

Definition

1
Zustand, der eintritt, wenn Gewässer über die Ufer treten und umliegende Gebiete unter Wasser setzen
2
starke, bedrohliche oder störende Ausdehnung von Fremdem oder Unerwünschtem

Synonyms

ÜberflutungÜberhäufung

Antonyms

DürreNormalwasser

This word in other languages

flood(English)inundación(Español)débordement(Français)inundação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büerschwemmung,übberschwemmung,übercshwemmung,überrschwemmung,überscchwemmung,überschewmmung,überschhwemmung,überschwemmnug,überschwemmugn,überschwemmungg,überschwemmunng,überschwemumng,überschwemung,überschwmemung,überschwwemmung,überscwhemmung,übershcwemmung,übersschwemmung,übesrchwemmung,übreschwemmung,üebrschwemmung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Überschwemmung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Überschwemmung"

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 "Überschwemmung"?

"Überschwemmung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ].

What does "Überschwemmung" mean?

As a noun, "Überschwemmung" means: Zustand, der eintritt, wenn Gewässer über die Ufer treten und umliegende Gebiete unter Wasser setzen

What words are commonly confused with "Überschwemmung"?

"Überschwemmung" is commonly confused with "Überschwemmungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Überschwemmung"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überschwemmung" is [yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Überschwemmung" come from?

"Überschwemmung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Überschwemmung”

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-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [yːbɐˈʃvɛmʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Überschwemmungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Überschwemmung vs Überschwemmungen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.