Which to use
“Übernahmen” is a noun and “übernehmen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,160
- “Übernahmen” frequency rank
- #1,688
- “übernehmen” frequency rank
- 12848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Übernahmen | übernehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Übernahme | sich etwas von jemandem nehmen, zu eigen machen; jemandem etwas wegnehmen |
Where the eye mixes Übernahmen and übernehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Übernahmen and übernehmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Übernahmen and übernehmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Übernahmen is [ˈyːbɐˌnaːmən] while übernehmen is [yːbɐˈneːmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Übernahmen” becomes e in “übernehmen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Übernahmen is recorded at frequency rank #11,160, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈyːbɐˌnaːmən]. übernehmen is at rank #1,688, tagged as averb, pronounced [yːbɐˈneːmən].
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 12848, this pair ranks #1,961,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Übernahmen vs übernehmen
Shared letters: behmnrü. Private to "Übernahmen": a. Private to "übernehmen": -.
"Übernahmen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC · "übernehmen" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Übernahmen" for "übernehmen" ever safe?
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- Full dictionary entry for "Übernahmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übernehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Übernahmen" and "übernehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Übernahmen vs übernehme". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,961,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.