über die Stränge schlagen
[ˈyːbɐ diː ˈʃtʁɛŋə ˈʃlaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“über die Stränge schlagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Impulsivität etwas übertreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-uber-die-strange-schlage · über die Stränge schlagen · German
über die Stränge schlagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 25 letters
- VOW-8 8 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 | über die Stränge schlagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐ diː ˈʃtʁɛŋə ˈʃlaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 25 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „über die Stränge schlagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
über die Stränge schlagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈyːbɐ diː ˈʃtʁɛŋə ˈʃlaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Impulsivität etwas übertreiben".
über die Stränge schlagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is über die Stränge schlagen, spelled Ü-B-E-R- -D-I-E- -S-T-R-Ä-N-G-E- -S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1aus Impulsivität etwas übertreiben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how über die Stränge schlagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer mit Alkohol über die Stränge schlägt muss am nächsten Morgen mit einem Kater rechnen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.