überordnen
[ˈyːbɐˌʔɔʁdnən]
The verdict
“überordnen” 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) - (sich, in einer Hierarchie) in die Position desjenigen bringen, der entscheidet und bestimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberordnen · überordnen · German
überordnen · 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 | überordnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʔɔʁdnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überordnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überordnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʔɔʁdnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
überordnen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is überordnen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-O-R-D-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1(sich, in einer Hierarchie) in die Position desjenigen bringen, der entscheidet und bestimmt
- 2als wichtiger erachten/festlegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überordnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Weil ihm eine dienstjüngere Frau übergeordnet wurde, möchte er sich beruflich umorientieren.
„Man will keine dem tibetischen Volk übergeordnete chinesische Verwaltung, die es beeinflußt und beherrscht.“
This word in other languages
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.