übersetzen

\ˌyː.bɐ.ˈzɛ.t͡sən\

/\ˌyː.bɐ.ˈzɛ.t͡sən\/ verb

The verdict

“übersetzen” 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) - Traduire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ubersetzen · übersetzen · French

übersetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for übersetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordübersetzen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˌyː.bɐ.ˈzɛ.t͡sən\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « übersetzen » en français

übersetzenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

übersetzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌyː.bɐ.ˈzɛ.t͡sən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Traduire.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for übersetzen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is übersetzen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Traduire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie übersetzen diesen Text vom Französischen ins Englische.
  2. Sie brachten vierzehn Tage im Elsaß zu, wobei ununterbrochen gegessen wurde: die Brüder erzählten sich zotige Geschichten im Elsässer Dialekt; von Zeit zu Zeit wandte sich der Pastor an Louise und übersetzte ihr, aus christlicher Nächstenliebe, diese Geschichten.

Synonyms

kompilierenübertragenverdolmetschendolmetschenüberbesetzen

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 "übersetzen"?
"übersetzen" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌyː.bɐ.ˈzɛ.t͡sən\.
What does "übersetzen" mean?
As a verb, "übersetzen" means: Traduire.
How do you pronounce "übersetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übersetzen" is \ˌyː.bɐ.ˈzɛ.t͡sən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übersetzen" come from?
"übersetzen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list