Similar words
erschrocken
Close synonyms for a sudden reaction — erschrocken is startled/frightened; überrascht is surprised, not necessarily with fear.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
sorprendido
sorprendido is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "surprised."
Portuguese
surpreso
surpreso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "surprised."
Practice
1 What does überrascht mean?
surprised
2 Fill the gap: Ich war völlig ___.
Full sentence: Ich war völlig überrascht. (I was completely surprised.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches überrascht?
überrascht: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.