übernachten
\yːbɐˈnaxtn̩\
The verdict
“übernachten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (intransitif) Passer la nuit, coucher chez quelqu'un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ubernachten · übernachten · French
übernachten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | übernachten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \yːbɐˈnaxtn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « übernachten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
übernachten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \yːbɐˈnaxtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(intransitif) Passer la nuit, coucher chez quelqu'un.".
No misspelling variants are generated for übernachten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is übernachten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-A-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1(intransitif) Passer la nuit, coucher chez quelqu'un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übernachten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn man unterwegs ist, gibt es viele Möglichkeiten zu übernachten.
Sie übernachten im Hotel.
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.