überstürzt

[ˌyːbɐˈʃtʏʁt͡st]

/[ˌyːbɐˈʃtʏʁt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“überstürzt” is uncommon German (frequency #53,422 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,422
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstürzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubersturzt · überstürzt · German

überstürzt · rank #53,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,422
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überschlug

Nearest frequency peer: überschlug (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „überstürzt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „überstürzt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überstürzt
PropertyValue
Headwordüberstürzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈʃtʏʁt͡st]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überstürzt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überstürztfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überschlug“ (#53,421), „Überzeugungskraft“ (#53,423), „Überlebens“ (#53,420). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überstürzt“ bei #53,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überstürzt is uncommon German at frequency #53,422 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈʃtʏʁt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for überstürzt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is überstürzt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-Ü-R-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstürzen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstürzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstürzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstürzen

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 "überstürzt"?
"überstürzt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-Ü-R-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈʃtʏʁt͡st].
What does "überstürzt" mean?
As a verb, "überstürzt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überstürzen
How do you pronounce "überstürzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überstürzt" is [ˌyːbɐˈʃtʏʁt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überstürzt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überstürzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überschlug#53,421Überlebens#53,420abzutreten#53,434Zweikämpfe#53,410

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list