übervorsichtig
[ˈyːbɐˌfoːɐ̯zɪçtɪç]
The verdict
“übervorsichtig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über die Vorsicht hinaus, überdurchschnittlich vorsichtig
Corpus desk
Index DE-ubervorsichtig · übervorsichtig · German
übervorsichtig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | übervorsichtig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌfoːɐ̯zɪçtɪç] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „übervorsichtig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
übervorsichtig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌfoːɐ̯zɪçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über die Vorsicht hinaus, überdurchschnittlich vorsichtig".
No generated misspelling entries exist for übervorsichtig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is übervorsichtig, spelled Ü-B-E-R-V-O-R-S-I-C-H-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1über die Vorsicht hinaus, überdurchschnittlich vorsichtig
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how übervorsichtig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am übervorsichtigsten aber war Hulda, die am Freitag, dem 13., wegen möglicher Gefahren gleich gar nicht aus dem Bett gestiegen ist.
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