überwinden
\yːbɐˈ.vɪn.dn̩\
The verdict
“überwinden” 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) - Surmonter, dépasser quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-uberwinden · überwinden · French
überwinden · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | überwinden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \yːbɐˈ.vɪn.dn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
überwinden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \yːbɐˈ.vɪn.dn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for überwinden, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is überwinden, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Surmonter, dépasser quelque chose.
- 2Franchir, traverser un obstacle.
- 3Battre, vaincre.
- 4Se résoudre (à faire quelque chose que l’on n’aime pas).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how überwinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er musste seinen Schmerz erst überwinden.
Im Krieg gegen die Ukraine hat Russland nach Einschätzung eines Militärexperten aus der Schweiz eine Schwächephase überwunden.
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.