übertrumpfen

[ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩]

/[ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“übertrumpfen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,233 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,233
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Karten einer anderen Farbe mit einem Trumpf stechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ubertrumpfen · übertrumpfen · German

übertrumpfen · rank #61,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,233
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übermalt

Nearest frequency peer: übermalt (-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 „übertrumpfen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for übertrumpfen
PropertyValue
Headwordübertrumpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „übertrumpfen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).übertrumpfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übermalt“ (#61,232), „überwältigender“ (#61,234), „Überbevölkerung“ (#61,231). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „übertrumpfen“ bei #61,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übertrumpfen is uncommon German at frequency #61,233 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übertrumpfen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is übertrumpfen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-U-M-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Karten einer anderen Farbe mit einem Trumpf stechen
  2. 2
    jemanden übertreffen, jemanden in den Schatten stellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how übertrumpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich dachte, mit dem As wäre mir der Stich sicher, aber Olaf konnte mich noch übertrumpfen.
  2. Die Politiker versuchen sich mit Forderungen nach immer höheren Steuersenkungen gegenseitig zu übertrumpfen.

Synonyms

übertreffenüberbieten

Antonyms

unterliegen

This word in other languages

overtrump(English)matar(Español)surcouper(Français)

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 "übertrumpfen"?
"übertrumpfen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-U-M-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩].
What does "übertrumpfen" mean?
As a verb, "übertrumpfen" means: Karten einer anderen Farbe mit einem Trumpf stechen
How do you pronounce "übertrumpfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übertrumpfen" is [ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übertrumpfen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list