Überspannung

[ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ]

/[ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überspannung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,218 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#91,218
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (»elektrische Spannung«) überhöhte Potenzialdifferenz (= überhöhte Nennspannung) zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen System

Key facts for Überspannung
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberspannung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Überspannung” 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). Überspannung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Überspannung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,218 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(»elektrische Spannung«) überhöhte Potenzialdifferenz (= überhöhte Nennspannung) zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen System".

Überspannung has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Überspannung, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (»elektrische Spannung«) überhöhte Potenzialdifferenz (= überhöhte Nennspannung) zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen System

This word in other languages

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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 "Überspannung"?
"Überspannung" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ].
What does "Überspannung" mean?
As a noun, "Überspannung" means: (»elektrische Spannung«) überhöhte Potenzialdifferenz (= überhöhte Nennspannung) zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen System
How do you pronounce "Überspannung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überspannung" is [ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überspannung" come from?
"Überspannung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Überspannung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈyːbɐˌʃpanʊŋ] (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
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