Which to use
“nehme” and “nehmt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,674
- “nehme” frequency rank
- #6,093
- “nehmt” frequency rank
- 7767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nehme | nehmt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs nehmen |
Where the eye mixes nehme and nehmt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nehme (CVCCV) and nehmt (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between nehme and nehmt
A purely visual mix-up. nehme ([ˈneːmə]) and nehmt ([neːmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “nehme” becomes t in “nehmt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7767, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nehme is recorded at frequency rank #1,674, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈneːmə]. nehmt is at rank #6,093, tagged as averb, pronounced [neːmt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7767, this pair ranks #1,986,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nehme vs nehmt
Shared letters: ehmn. Private to "nehme": -. Private to "nehmt": t.
"nehme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "nehmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nehme" and "nehmt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nehme" or "nehmt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nehme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nehmt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nehme" and "nehmt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nehme vs nerve". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,986,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.