überforderten

[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]

/[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“überforderten” is uncommon German (frequency #55,899 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,899
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberforderten · überforderten · German

überforderten · rank #55,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,899
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ösi

Nearest frequency peer: Ösi (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „überforderten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „überforderten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überforderten
PropertyValue
Headwordüberforderten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überforderten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).überfordertenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ösi“ (#55,898), „übergreifend“ (#55,900), „ärztliches“ (#55,897). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überforderten“ bei #55,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überforderten is uncommon German at frequency #55,899 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for überforderten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überforderten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert

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 "überforderten"?
"überforderten" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-O-R-D-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtn̩].
What does "überforderten" mean?
As an adjective, "überforderten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überfordert
How do you pronounce "überforderten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überforderten" is [yːbɐˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überforderten" come from?
"überforderten" 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 "überforderten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

übermittelten#55,901Zuschauerzahl#55,892Zerrissenheit#55,882abzuschrecken#55,918

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list