Übergewicht
\ˈyːbɐɡəˌvɪçt\
The verdict
“Übergewicht” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surpoids, excès de poids, surcharge pondérale.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ubergewicht · Übergewicht · French
Übergewicht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Übergewicht |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈyːbɐɡəˌvɪçt\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Übergewicht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈyːbɐɡəˌvɪçt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Surpoids, excès de poids, surcharge pondérale.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Übergewicht, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Übergewicht, spelled Ü-B-E-R-G-E-W-I-C-H-T.
Definition
- 1Surpoids, excès de poids, surcharge pondérale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Übergewicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein gesunder Testosteronspiegel kann schweren Krankheiten vorbeugen. Etwa Diabetes oder Stoffwechselstörungen, die zu Übergewicht und organischen Schäden führen können.
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.