Überzug
German, noun/ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk/
Überzug is spelled Ü-B-E-R-Z-U-G (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Überzug is a German masculine noun meaning “anything that covers an object wholly or partially in such a fashion that it is drawn planarly above it, casing, coating, cover, coat…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a verbal noun of überziehen (in both stresses). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine ablösbare Hülle, die verwendet wird, um einen Gegenstand zu bedecken oder zu umfassen”.
What does Überzug mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineverbal noun of überziehen (in both stresses)
- 2
masculineanything that covers an object wholly or partially in such a fashion that it is drawn planarly above it, casing, coating, cover, coat, overlay
- 3
masculinea piece of clothing that covers the main body of a human, dog etc. in a loose fashion from the exterior
- 4
masculinepullover
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine ablösbare Hülle, die verwendet wird, um einen Gegenstand zu bedecken oder zu umfassen 2. eine nicht ablösbare Schicht einer Substanz, die einen Gegenstand bedeckt oder umfasst 3. Bewegung über ein Hindernis
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Überzug
- Überzugs genitive
- Überzuges genitive
- Überzüge plural
- Überzuge dative singular
- Überzügen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Überzug?
- /ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk/
- [ˈyːbɐˌt͡suːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Überzug
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Überzug in German?
Überzug appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).