überleben
\ˌyːbɐˈleːbn̩\
The verdict
“überleben” 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) - Survivre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberleben · überleben · French
überleben · 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 "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 | überleben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌyːbɐˈleːbn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « überleben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
überleben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌyːbɐˈleːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Survivre.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for überleben, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is überleben, spelled Ü-B-E-R-L-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Survivre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überleben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie kann man in dieser Welt überleben?
Er hat den Holocaust überlebt.
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.