überdenke

[yːbɐˈdɛŋkə]

/[yːbɐˈdɛŋkə]/ verb

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The verdict

“überdenke” is uncommon German (frequency #99,402 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,402
frequency rank, German
5,800
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überdenken

Key facts for überdenke
PropertyValue
Headwordüberdenke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈdɛŋkə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,402
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “überdenke” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). überdenke lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überdenke is uncommon German at frequency #99,402 among 5,800 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈdɛŋkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

überdenke has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überdenke, spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-E-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überdenken
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überdenken
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überdenken
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überdenken

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überdenke"?
"überdenke" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-E-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈdɛŋkə].
What does "überdenke" mean?
As a verb, "überdenke" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überdenken
How do you pronounce "überdenke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überdenke" is [yːbɐˈdɛŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überdenke" come from?
"überdenke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “überdenke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-D-E-N-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈdɛŋkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list