überstülpen
[ˈyːbɐˌʃtʏlpn̩]
The verdict
“überstülpen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf jemanden/etwas daraufsetzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberstulpen · überstülpen · German
überstülpen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überstülpen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʃtʏlpn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überstülpen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überstülpen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃtʏlpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for überstülpen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überstülpen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-Ü-L-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf jemanden/etwas daraufsetzen
- 2jemandem etwas rücksichtslos oder gewaltsam aufzwingen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überstülpen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor der Durchleuchtung bekommt man eine Rüstung aus verschiedenen Kunststoffteilen, Brustpanzer, Beinkleid und Gitterhelm übergestülpt – die Total Imaging Matrix (TIM).“
„Ich werde es nicht zulassen, dass Sprayer meiner Stadt ihr asoziales, verrohtes Wesen überstülpen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.