überhitzt

[ˌyːbɐˈhɪt͡st]

/[ˌyːbɐˈhɪt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“überhitzt” is uncommon German (frequency #58,496 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,496
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überhitzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberhitzt · überhitzt · German

überhitzt · rank #58,496 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,496
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH übergewichtig…

Nearest frequency peer: übergewichtigen (-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 „überhitzt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for überhitzt
PropertyValue
Headwordüberhitzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈhɪt͡st]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,496
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „überhitzt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überhitztfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übergewichtigen“ (#58,495), „übersiedelte“ (#58,497), „škoda“ (#58,498). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überhitzt“ bei #58,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

überhitzt is uncommon German at frequency #58,496 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌyːbɐˈhɪt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for überhitzt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is überhitzt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-I-T-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überhitzen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überhitzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überhitzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überhitzen

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 "überhitzt"?
"überhitzt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-H-I-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈhɪt͡st].
What does "überhitzt" mean?
As a verb, "überhitzt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs überhitzen
How do you pronounce "überhitzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überhitzt" is [ˌyːbɐˈhɪt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überhitzt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abfassung#58,507abgesaugt#58,510americana#58,530Wolgograd#58,462

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list