überfrachten
[yːbɐˈfʁaxtn̩]
The verdict
“überfrachten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehr Last in ein Fahrzeug (zum Beispiel einen LKW oder ein Segelschiff) einladen, als zugelassen oder sicher ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberfrachten · überfrachten · German
überfrachten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überfrachten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈfʁaxtn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überfrachten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überfrachten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈfʁaxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for überfrachten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is überfrachten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-F-R-A-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1mehr Last in ein Fahrzeug (zum Beispiel einen LKW oder ein Segelschiff) einladen, als zugelassen oder sicher ist
- 2so viel von etwas (zum Beispiel Wörter oder Gefühle) verwenden, dass es unangenehm auffällt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überfrachten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Schiff, das man sträflich überfrachtet hatte, sank vor der englischen Küste.
Besser du vermeidest es, den Text unnnötigerweise mit Fremdwörtern zu überfrachten.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.