überschnappen
\ˈyːbɐˌʃnapn̩\
The verdict
“überschnappen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perdre la tête, devenir fou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberschnappen · überschnappen · French
überschnappen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | überschnappen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈyːbɐˌʃnapn̩\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
überschnappen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈyːbɐˌʃnapn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perdre la tête, devenir fou.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for überschnappen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 überschnappen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-N-A-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1Perdre la tête, devenir fou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how überschnappen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er ist total übergeschnappt.
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.