Überreaktion

[ˈyːbɐʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˈyːbɐʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Überreaktion” is uncommon German (frequency #86,113 among 443 “Ü” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,113
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übertriebene, unangemessene Reaktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberreaktion · Überreaktion · German

Überreaktion · rank #86,113 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,113
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH überragte

Nearest frequency peer: überragte (-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 „Überreaktion“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Überreaktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordÜberreaktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈyːbɐʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,113
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Überreaktion“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „überragte“ (#86,112), „Überfischung“ (#86,110), „überdimensionierten“ (#86,109). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „Überreaktion“ bei #86,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Überreaktion is uncommon German at frequency #86,113 among 443 “Ü” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈyːbɐʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übertriebene, unangemessene Reaktion".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Überreaktion in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Überreaktion, spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-E-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    übertriebene, unangemessene Reaktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Überreaktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Als sie am Morgen erwachte, war sie überzeugt, dass mehr hinter diesen Träumen steckte als eine unbewusste Überreaktion auf einen unheimlichen Nachbarn.“

This word in other languages

overreaction(English)sobrerreacción(Español)

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 "Überreaktion"?
"Überreaktion" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-R-E-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈyːbɐʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Überreaktion" mean?
As a noun, "Überreaktion" means: übertriebene, unangemessene Reaktion
How do you pronounce "Überreaktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Überreaktion" is [ˈyːbɐʁeakˌt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Überreaktion" come from?
"Überreaktion" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Überfischung#86,110abgefahrenen#86,122abgestimmtes#86,125zurückkaufen#86,096

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list