überdehnen
[ˌyːbɐˈdeːnən]
The verdict
“überdehnen” 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) - etwas durch Überbeanspruchung zu stark dehnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberdehnen · überdehnen · German
überdehnen · 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 | überdehnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐˈdeːnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überdehnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überdehnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈdeːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas durch Überbeanspruchung zu stark dehnen".
No misspelling variants are generated for überdehnen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is überdehnen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-E-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas durch Überbeanspruchung zu stark dehnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überdehnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei einer sehr schnellen Bewegung kann die übermäßige Spannung jedoch nicht korrigiert werden, sodass das Band überdehnt wird und eventuell sogar reißt.
Sind die Bänder überdehnt, ist die Stabilität des Gelenks selbst in leichten Fällen nicht mehr gegeben.
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.