überladen

/[yːbɐˈlaːdn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,888

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

überladen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas übermäßig mit Fracht versehen Pronounced [yːbɐˈlaːdn̩]. Often confused with überlegen and überleben.

Key facts for überladen
PropertyValue
Headwordüberladen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈlaːdn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,888
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of überladen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for überladen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [yːbɐˈlaːdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,888 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for überladen, with forms such as "büerladen", "übberladen", and "übelraden". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "überlegen", "überleben", "überreden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is überladen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas übermäßig mit Fracht versehen
  2. 2
    etwas übermäßig mit elektrischer Energie aufladen
  3. 3
    den gleichen Namen (Bezeichner) für mehrere Funktionen oder Methoden verwenden

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büerladen,übberladen,übelraden,überalden,überladden,überladenn,überladne,überlaedn,überldaen,überlladen,überrladen,übreladen,üebrladen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for überladen

Misspelling Variants of "überladen"

büerladen9übberladen10übelraden9überalden9überladden10überladenn10überladne9überlaedn9
Misspelling Variants of "überladen"

Frequency rank: #32,888 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überladen"?
"überladen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-A-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈlaːdn̩].
What does "überladen" mean?
As a verb, "überladen" means: etwas übermäßig mit Fracht versehen
What words are commonly confused with "überladen"?
"überladen" is commonly confused with "überlegen", "überleben", "überreden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überladen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überladen" is [yːbɐˈlaːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überladen" come from?
"überladen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.