überdenken

[yːbɐˈdɛŋkn̩]

/[yːbɐˈdɛŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“überdenken” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,215
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über etwas prüfend und intensiv nachdenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberdenken · überdenken · German

überdenken · rank #12,215 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,215
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH ägyptischen

Nearest frequency peer: ägyptischen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „überdenken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „überdenken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

überdenken vs Überdecken
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for überdenken
PropertyValue
Headwordüberdenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈdɛŋkn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,215
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überdenken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überdenkenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ägyptischen“ (#12,214), „überfahren“ (#12,216), „zeitgenössischen“ (#12,213). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überdenken“ bei #12,215. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around überdenken (IPA [yːbɐˈdɛŋkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,215 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "über etwas prüfend und intensiv nachdenken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for überdenken, with forms such as "büerdenken", "übberdenken", and "übedrenken". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Überdecken", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überdenken, spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    über etwas prüfend und intensiv nachdenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how überdenken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er setzte sich hin und überdachte seine Entscheidung.
  2. „Saudi-Arabien muss seine Strategie in der Region sowie seine Bündnispolitik überdenken und an die neuen komplexeren und wechselhaften Strukturen anpassen.“

Synonyms

abwägenbedenkenbesinnendurchdenkennachsinnen

This word in other languages

reconsider(English)repensar(Español)reconsidérer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerdenken
  • übberdenken
  • übedrenken
  • überddenken
  • überdeknen
  • überdenekn
  • überdenkenn
  • überdenkken
  • überdenkne
  • überdennken
  • überdneken
  • überednken
  • überrdenken
  • übredenken
  • üebrdenken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überdenken - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

büerdenken2übberdenken1übedrenken2überddenken1überdeknen2überdenekn2überdenkenn1überdenkken1
Edit distance from "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 "überdenken"?
"überdenken" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈdɛŋkn̩].
What does "überdenken" mean?
As a verb, "überdenken" means: über etwas prüfend und intensiv nachdenken
What words are commonly confused with "überdenken"?
"überdenken" is commonly confused with "Überdecken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überdenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überdenken" is [yːbɐˈdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überdenken" come from?
"überdenken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überdenken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überfahren#12,216Übergriffe#12,217abgewiesen#12,219aufbringen#12,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Würstchen15 variantswundervolle15 variantsAuswirkung15 variantsungarische15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list