überborden
[yːbɐˈbɔʁdn̩]
The verdict
“überborden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über die Ufer/Grenzen treten
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberborden · überborden · German
überborden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | überborden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈbɔʁdn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überborden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überborden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈbɔʁdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
überborden has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is überborden, spelled Ü-B-E-R-B-O-R-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1über die Ufer/Grenzen treten
- 2ein Normalmaß weit hinter sich lassen, zu viel werden/sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überborden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Bewässerungsentwurf sieht die einfache Hangwässerung vor, bei der den einzelnen Wässergewannen das Wasser in einem auf der Höhenlinie des Gewannes verlaufenden Horizontalgraben zugeführt wird; das Wasser überbordet diesen Graben.“
„Diese Vorgangsweise sei nicht Stand des technischen Wissens, weil Hochwässer eben nicht mit spiegelglatter Oberfläche auftreten und bei so knappen theoretischen Verhältnissen in der Realität überborden würden.“
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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.