überschreiten

\ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩\

/\ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“überschreiten” 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) - Franchir, dépasser, traverser physiquement une limite, une frontière.

Corpus desk

Index FR-uberschreiten · überschreiten · French

überschreiten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for überschreiten
PropertyValue
Headwordüberschreiten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « überschreiten » en français

überschreitenn'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

überschreiten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

überschreiten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is überschreiten, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Franchir, dépasser, traverser physiquement une limite, une frontière.
  2. 2
    Dépasser, excéder une valeur, une limite, un seuil.
  3. 3
    Outrepasser, transgresser, enfreindre une règle, un règlement, une loi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unmittelbar nachdem am 24. Februar die ersten russischen Raketen in der Ukraine einschlugen und die Panzer mit dem Z-Symbol die Grenze überschritten, begann man in Kiew damit, sich auf Verhandlungen mit einem Feind vorzubereiten, der noch kurz zuvor jegliche Invasionsabsicht strikt verneint hatte.
  2. Um die Belastbarkeitsgrenzen des Planeten nicht zu überschreiten und die Zukunft auf eine sichere Lebensgrundlage zu stellen, müssen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft ihre Umwelt-Fussabdrücke deutlich reduzieren.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "überschreiten"?
"überschreiten" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩\.
What does "überschreiten" mean?
As a verb, "überschreiten" means: Franchir, dépasser, traverser physiquement une limite, une frontière.
How do you pronounce "überschreiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überschreiten" is \ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überschreiten" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list