how to pronounce überschreiben

/ˌyːbɐˈʃʁaɪ̯bən/

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überschreiben is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of überschreiben in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… text überschreiben und ich hab mir jetzt …”

meanings of überschreiben

verb:

To override.
To write over something; to overwrite.
To make over; to sign over (property).
To title; to provide something with a heading.
To overwrite.

überschreiben frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word überschreiben occurs in german on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.