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Description: The Stress Overload Scale (SOS; Amirkhan, 2012, 2018) was introduced as a two-factorial self-report measure of stress to overcome limitations of other scales. Methods: We developed a German translation of the SOS and validated it in addition to a short version and an extra-short version. Furthermore, we tested whether manipulating the time frame introduced as re-tention interval in the instructions affected its psychometric properties. Results: Using two independent age-heterogeneous convenience samples (Ntotal = 1,239), we found good psycho-metric properties for a modified German short version of the SOS-S (SOS-S-G) and a new extra short version (SOS-XS-G) but not for the German long version of the SOS. Moreover, we found that manipulating the time frame of the SOS did not affect its psychometric quality. Discussion: The SOS enriches the repertoire of self-report measures of stress as it captures the non-pathological core facets of stress in line with theoretical stress conceptualizations.