überschlafen
[yːbɐˈʃlaːfn̩]
The verdict
“überschlafen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich Zeit/Bedenkzeit nehmen (um eine Entscheidung zu fällen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberschlafen · überschlafen · German
überschlafen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | überschlafen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [yːbɐˈʃlaːfn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „überschlafen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
überschlafen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [yːbɐˈʃlaːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich Zeit/Bedenkzeit nehmen (um eine Entscheidung zu fällen)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for überschlafen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 überschlafen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich Zeit/Bedenkzeit nehmen (um eine Entscheidung zu fällen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überschlafen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das überschläfst du jetzt erst mal in Ruhe. Morgen ist auch noch ein Tag, und da sehen wir weiter.
„Oft empfiehlt es sich sogar, die Einigung die berühmte Nacht zu überschlafen, bevor man endgültig einschlägt.“
Antonyms
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.