Überschuss
\ˈyːbɐˌʃʊs\
The verdict
“Überschuss” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surplus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberschuss · Überschuss · French
Überschuss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Überschuss |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈyːbɐˌʃʊs\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Überschuss is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈyːbɐˌʃʊs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Surplus.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Überschuss in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Überschuss, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Surplus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Überschuss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Koroma hat sein ganzes Leben in Tonka verbracht und kann sich nicht vorstellen, wegzuziehen. Die Bewohner*innen haben stets von der Subsistenzlandwirtschaft gelebt. Produziert wird für den Eigenbedarf. Gibt es einen Überschuss, wird der verkauft, um beispielsweise Schulausgaben zu bezahlen.
Schnelle Abhilfe (bei Sodbrennen) können stärkehaltige Nahrungsmittel schaffen, denn sie binden den Überschuss an Magensäure. Essen Sie also beispielsweise Zwieback, Kartoffeln und trockenes Weißbrot. Auch Bananen sind gut gegen das Brennen hinter dem Brustbein.
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.