übertreffen
\yː.bɐˈ.tʁɛ.fən\
The verdict
“übertreffen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Surpasser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ubertreffen · übertreffen · French
übertreffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | übertreffen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \yː.bɐˈ.tʁɛ.fən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « übertreffen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
übertreffen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \yː.bɐˈ.tʁɛ.fən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
übertreffen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is übertreffen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-T-R-E-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Surpasser.
- 2Dépasser, être plus … que.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übertreffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Niemand kann sie übertreffen.
Die Kontrahenten schienen einander in Unsportlichkeit übertreffen zu wollen: Senegals Fans malträtierten Ägyptens Spieler permanent mit Laserpointern, diese wiederum übten sich wie schon beim Afrika-Cup in Zeitschinden und Stänkereien.
Synonyms
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.