Überzug

[ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überzug” is uncommon German (frequency #60,306 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,306
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine ablösbare Hülle, die verwendet wird, um einen Gegenstand zu bedecken oder zu umfassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberzug · Überzug · German

Überzug · rank #60,306 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,306
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überwintert

Nearest frequency peer: überwintert (-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 „Überzug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Überzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,306
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Überzug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Überzugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überwintert“ (#60,305), „übertriebener“ (#60,304), „überstieg“ (#60,303). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überzug“ bei #60,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überzug is uncommon German at frequency #60,306 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Überzug in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Überzug, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine ablösbare Hülle, die verwendet wird, um einen Gegenstand zu bedecken oder zu umfassen
  2. 2
    eine nicht ablösbare Schicht einer Substanz, die einen Gegenstand bedeckt oder umfasst
  3. 3
    Bewegung über ein Hindernis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Überzug der Betten muss dringend gewaschen werden.
  2. Die Statue wurde mit einem Überzug aus Blattgold verziert.

This word in other languages

coat(English)baño(Español)

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 "Überzug"?
"Überzug" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk].
What does "Überzug" mean?
As a noun, "Überzug" means: eine ablösbare Hülle, die verwendet wird, um einen Gegenstand zu bedecken oder zu umfassen
How do you pronounce "Überzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überzug" is [ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überzug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zögernd#60,296anfügen#60,329anlegte#60,332zittere#60,279

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list