überstreifen
[ˈyːbɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“überstreifen” 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) - ein Bekleidungsstück zügig anziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-uberstreifen · überstreifen · German
überstreifen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | überstreifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈyːbɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “überstreifen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
überstreifen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈyːbɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for überstreifen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is überstreifen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Bekleidungsstück zügig anziehen
- 2etwas über einen Körperteil gleiten lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überstreifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach dem Cafébesuch hat Schulz seine blaue Windjacke übergestreift und ist ins Rathaus gegangen.“
Sie streifte sich den Ehering über, bevor sie aus dem Haus ging.
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.
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