generalüberholen
German, verb[ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlən]
generalüberholen is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-L-Ü-B-E-R-H-O-L-E-N (16 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written German, the 571,872nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Generalüberholen is a German verb meaning “to check, repair and overhaul completely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “insgesamt auf Fehler hin untersuchen und etwaig entdeckte Mängel beseitigen”.
What does generalüberholen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to check, repair and overhaul completely
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. insgesamt auf Fehler hin untersuchen und etwaig entdeckte Mängel beseitigen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of generalüberholen
- generalüberholt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- generalüberholend participle present
- generalüberholen werden future future-i infinitive
- generalüberholt haben werden future future-ii infinitive
- generalüberhole! imperative singular
- generalüberholt! imperative plural
- generalüberholt haben active infinitive perfect
- generalüberholt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- generalüberholt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- generalüberholt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- generalüberholt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- generalzuüberholen active extended infinitive
- generalüberholt zu haben active extended infinitive
- generalüberholt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- generalüberholt worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
- generalüberholt zu sein statal-passive extended infinitive
- generalüberholt gewesen zu sein statal-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce generalüberholen?
- [ɡenəˈʁaːlʔyːbɐˌhoːlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to generalüberholen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is generalüberholen in German?
generalüberholen appears about once in every 83 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).