überfordern

[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn]

/[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“überfordern” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,890
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehr von jemandem verlangen, als er leisten kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberfordern · überfordern · German

überfordern · rank #29,890 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,890
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übergangen

Nearest frequency peer: übergangen (+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 „überfordern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überfordern“ 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).

überfordern vs überfordert
91% similar
überfordern vs überforderte
83% similar
überfordern vs Überforderung
77% similar

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

Key facts for überfordern
PropertyValue
Headwordüberfordern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,890
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überfordern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überfordernliegt 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: „übergangen“ (#29,891), „Überlieferungen“ (#29,892), „zustehen“ (#29,887). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überfordern“ bei #29,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around überfordern (IPA [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,890 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mehr von jemandem verlangen, als er leisten kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for überfordern, with forms such as "büerfordern", "übberfordern", and "übefrordern". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "überfordert", "überforderte", "Überforderung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 überfordern, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mehr von jemandem verlangen, als er leisten kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich bin mit dieser Arbeit überfordert.
  2. Sie darf das Kind nicht ständig überfordern.

This word in other languages

overcharge(English)sobrecargar(Español)surcharger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerfordern
  • übberfordern
  • übefrordern
  • überffordern
  • überfodrern
  • überforddern
  • überfordenr
  • überfordernn
  • überforderrn
  • überfordren
  • überforedrn
  • überforrdern
  • überfrodern
  • überofrdern
  • überrfordern
  • übrefordern
  • üebrfordern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überfordern - 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.

büerfordern2übberfordern1übefrordern2überffordern1überfodrern2überforddern1überfordenr2überfordernn1
Edit distance from "überfordern"

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 "überfordern"?
"überfordern" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn].
What does "überfordern" mean?
As a verb, "überfordern" means: mehr von jemandem verlangen, als er leisten kann
What words are commonly confused with "überfordern"?
"überfordern" is commonly confused with "überfordert", "überforderte", "Überforderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überfordern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überfordern" is [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überfordern" come from?
"überfordern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zufriedener#29,882Abstraktion#29,901Wohnungsnot#29,875Wintersport#29,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Weltpolitik17 variantsweitläufigen17 variantsAnfertigung17 variantswegzudenken17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list