überwältigendes

[yːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩dəs]

/[yːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩dəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“überwältigendes” is uncommon German (frequency #95,201 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,201
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überwältigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberwaltigendes · überwältigendes · German

überwältigendes · rank #95,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,201
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,800
  • PHOTO-FINISH überschuldet

Nearest frequency peer: überschuldet (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “überwältigendes”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “überwältigendes” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for überwältigendes
PropertyValue
Headwordüberwältigendes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[yːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩dəs]
Letters15
Frequency rank#95,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überwältigendes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). überwältigendes lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überwältigendes is uncommon German at frequency #95,201 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [yːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩dəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

überwältigendes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überwältigendes, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-Ä-L-T-I-G-E-N-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überwältigend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überwältigend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überwältigend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überwältigend

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überwältigendes"?
"überwältigendes" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-Ä-L-T-I-G-E-N-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩dəs].
What does "überwältigendes" mean?
As an adjective, "überwältigendes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überwältigend
How do you pronounce "überwältigendes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überwältigendes" is [yːbɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩dəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überwältigendes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list