überforderte

[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtə]

/[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtə]/ adj

The verdict

“überforderte” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,666
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberforderte · überforderte · German

überforderte · rank #48,666 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,666
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überflogen

Nearest frequency peer: überflogen (-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 „überforderte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „überforderte“ 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).

überforderte vs überfordert
92% similar
überforderte vs überfordern
83% similar

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

Key facts for überforderte
PropertyValue
Headwordüberforderte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,666
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überforderte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.überforderteliegt 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: „überflogen“ (#48,665), „überfüllte“ (#48,667), „überdauern“ (#48,664). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überforderte“ bei #48,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around überforderte (IPA [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,666 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for überforderte, with forms such as "büerforderte", "übberforderte", and "übefrorderte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "überfordert", "überfordern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is überforderte, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerforderte
  • übberforderte
  • übefrorderte
  • überfforderte
  • überfodrerte
  • überfordderte
  • überforderet
  • überforderrte
  • überfordertte
  • überfordetre
  • überfordrete
  • überforedrte
  • überforrderte
  • überfroderte
  • überofrderte
  • überrforderte
  • übreforderte
  • üebrforderte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überforderte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

büerforderte2übberforderte1übefrorderte2überfforderte1überfodrerte2überfordderte1überforderet2überforderrte1
Edit distance from "überforderte"

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 "überforderte"?
"überforderte" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtə].
What does "überforderte" mean?
As an adjective, "überforderte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
What words are commonly confused with "überforderte"?
"überforderte" is commonly confused with "überfordert", "überfordern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überforderte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überforderte" is [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überforderte" come from?
"überforderte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list