überkochen
[ˈyːbɐˌkɔxn̩]
The verdict
“überkochen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (als Flüssigkeit) durch zu starke Erhitzung das Gefäß verlassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberkochen · überkochen · German
überkochen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | überkochen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌkɔxn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überkochen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überkochen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌkɔxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
überkochen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is überkochen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-K-O-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1(als Flüssigkeit) durch zu starke Erhitzung das Gefäß verlassen
- 2in heftige Erregung geraten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überkochen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Riechst du das nicht? Die Milch ist übergekocht!
„Die Milch war übergekocht und hatte die Flamme ausgelöscht.“
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.