überreagieren
[ˈyːbɐʁeaˌɡiːʁən]
The verdict
“überreagieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übertrieben, unangemessen emotional auf eine Situation reagieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberreagieren · überreagieren · German
überreagieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | überreagieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐʁeaˌɡiːʁən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überreagieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überreagieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐʁeaˌɡiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übertrieben, unangemessen emotional auf eine Situation reagieren".
Zero misspellings are on record for überreagieren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 überreagieren, spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-E-A-G-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1übertrieben, unangemessen emotional auf eine Situation reagieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überreagieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dass die USA auf die verbalen Entgleisungen und das Imponiergehabe des philippinischen Präsidenten nicht überreagieren, lässt sich auch damit begründen, dass sich bisher faktisch nicht viel geändert hat.
Hyperaktive Kinder neigen dazu, emotional zu überreagieren, von Euphorie und Enthusiasmus bis hin zur Launenhaftigkeit.
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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.