Übersicht
German, noun/ˈyːbɐˌzɪçt/
Übersicht is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-I-C-H-T (9 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written German, the 2,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Übersicht is a German feminine noun meaning “overview; bird's-eye view; big picture (view of the entirety, both literally and figuratively)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Fähigkeit zum) Überblick über mehrere Sachverhalte und Verständnis derer Zusammenhänge”.
What does Übersicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoverview; bird's-eye view; big picture (view of the entirety, both literally and figuratively)
- 2
feminineoverview (brief summary)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Fähigkeit zum) Überblick über mehrere Sachverhalte und Verständnis derer Zusammenhänge 2. knappe Darstellung oder Abhandlung von etwas
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 Übersicht
- Übersichten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Übersicht?
- /ˈyːbɐˌzɪçt/
- [ˈyːbɐˌzɪçt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Übersicht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Übersicht in German?
Übersicht appears 32 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).