überschüssig
\ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪç\
The verdict
“überschüssig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Excédentaire, en surplus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberschussig · überschüssig · French
überschüssig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | überschüssig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪç\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
überschüssig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈyːbɐˌʃʏsɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Excédentaire, en surplus.".
überschüssig has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is überschüssig, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-Ü-S-S-I-G.
Definition
- 1Excédentaire, en surplus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überschüssig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn die Photovoltaikanlage mehr Strom erzeugt, als im Haus benötigt wird, dann wird der überschüssige Strom ins Netz eingespeist.
Das große Umdenken wird wieder einmal erst dann beginnen, wenn wir den Wasserhahn aufdrehen und es herausstaubt. Erst dann wird man überschüssiges Regen- als Nutzwasser wertschätzen, statt es abzuleiten.
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.