Überwurf
[ˈyːbɐˌvʊʁf]
The verdict
“Überwurf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoff-/Kleidungsstück, das man schnell überziehen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberwurf · Überwurf · German
Überwurf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Überwurf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌvʊʁf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Überwurf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Überwurf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌvʊʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Überwurf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Überwurf, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-U-R-F.
Definition
- 1Stoff-/Kleidungsstück, das man schnell überziehen kann
- 2größere Decke, die man zur Schonung über ein Möbel legen kann
- 3spezieller Wurf zum Nachteil des Gegners
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Überwurf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie suchte nicht nach einem Überwurf oder einem Morgenrock.“
Auf dem Bett lag ein bunt gemusterter Überwurf.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.