überstreifen
\ˈyːbɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“überstreifen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre, enfiler (un vêtement).
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberstreifen · überstreifen · French
überstreifen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | überstreifen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈyːbɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « überstreifen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
überstreifen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈyːbɐˌʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mettre, enfiler (un vêtement).".
überstreifen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is überstreifen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-S-T-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mettre, enfiler (un vêtement).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how überstreifen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dass die Unterwäsche (beim Waschen) nicht steril wird, also frei von jeglichen Mikroorganismen, ist klar. Doch das ist sie ohnehin nicht mehr, sobald ich sie überstreife - und das soll sie auch gar nicht sein.
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.