überqueren
\ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən\
The verdict
“überqueren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traverser (route, pont, ...).
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberqueren · überqueren · French
überqueren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | überqueren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « überqueren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
überqueren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌyːbɐˈkveːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Traverser (route, pont, ...).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for überqueren in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is überqueren, spelled Ü-B-E-R-Q-U-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Traverser (route, pont, ...).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überqueren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn wir die Straße überqueren wollen, müssen wir erst nach links und nach rechts schauen und uns vergewissern, dass kein Auto kommt. Erst dann dürfen wir hinübergehen.
Die Schweiz ist das Land der freien Konvertierbarkeit. Milliardenbeträge von zweifelhaftester Herkunft gelangen ins Land und verlassen es wieder, überqueren (in großen und kleinen Scheinen, als Schecks, in Gestalt von Devisen aus der ganzen Welt usw.) die Grenze, ohne daß jemand die leiseste Frage äußert.
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.