surécrire

\sy.ʁe.kʁiʁ\

/\sy.ʁe.kʁiʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“surécrire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enregistrer un contenu dans un fichier ou document en supprimant le contenu antérieur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-surecrire · surécrire · French

surécrire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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.

Key facts for surécrire
PropertyValue
Headwordsurécrire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sy.ʁe.kʁiʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « surécrire » en français

surécriren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

surécrire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sy.ʁe.kʁiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for surécrire, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is surécrire, spelled S-U-R-É-C-R-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enregistrer un contenu dans un fichier ou document en supprimant le contenu antérieur.
  2. 2
    Vouloir trop bien écrire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’erreur est survenue lorsque vous avez essayé de surécrire ou d’ajouter des données à un fichier existant créé par un tiers.
  2. Du côté de Willy, elle nous irrite au contraire parce qu’elle en fait trop, qu’elle surjoue, elle qui se produisit dans sa jeunesse, au music-hall, dans le plus simple appareil, parce qu’elle surécrit, qu’elle se pare de fanfreluches parfaitement inutiles.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "surécrire"?
"surécrire" is spelled S-U-R-É-C-R-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.ʁe.kʁiʁ\.
What does "surécrire" mean?
As a verb, "surécrire" means: Enregistrer un contenu dans un fichier ou document en supprimant le contenu antérieur.
How do you pronounce "surécrire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surécrire" is \sy.ʁe.kʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surécrire" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list