übertrumpfen
[ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“übertrumpfen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,233 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,233
- frequency rank, German
- 5,800
- “Ü” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Karten einer anderen Farbe mit einem Trumpf stechen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | übertrumpfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐˈtʁʊmp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #61,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “übertrumpfen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
übertrumpfen is uncommon German at frequency #61,233 among 5,800 “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
- 1Karten einer anderen Farbe mit einem Trumpf stechen
- 2jemanden übertreffen, jemanden in den Schatten stellen
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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.
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Using “übertrumpfen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-T-R-U-M-P-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.