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überhaupt

"überhaupt" means "overall, in general" in German. It is number 458 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).

Meaning

overall, in general; at all; anyway

IPA

/ˌyːbɐˈhaʊ̯pt/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Überhaupt nicht!
  Not at all!
  Tatoeba: Vortarulo / sacredceltic
• Nein, überhaupt nicht.
  No, not at all.
  Tatoeba: enteka / CK
• Kennen Sie ihn überhaupt?
  Do you know him at all?
  Tatoeba: Kerstin / CH

Learned together

In the course, "überhaupt" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• woher where from, whence
• lang long
• groß big, large, large-scale
• oben above
• gestern yesterday
• letzte last
• endlich finite, limited
• etwa approximately
• schwer heavy, weighty

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