Annahme

/[ˈannaːmə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,792

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Annahme is aGermannoun. It means: Glaube an einen (noch) nicht erwiesenen oder nicht beweisbaren Sachverhalt, eine Hypothese oder Axiom Pronounced [ˈannaːmə]. It ranks #3,792 in German word frequency. Often confused with annehme and Aufnahme.

Key facts for Annahme
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnnahme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈannaːmə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,792
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Annahme in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Annahme is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈannaːmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,792 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Annahme, with forms such as "anahme", "ananhme", and "annahem". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "annehme", "Aufnahme", "Ausnahme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Annahme, spelled A-N-N-A-H-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glaube an einen (noch) nicht erwiesenen oder nicht beweisbaren Sachverhalt, eine Hypothese oder Axiom
  2. 2
    Handlung, etwas entgegenzunehmen, in Empfang zu nehmen
  3. 3
    Einverständnis zu einem Vorschlag
  4. 4
    Akzeptanz von jemandem oder etwas
  5. 5
    Wirtschaft: Parameter, der zuvor ausgewählt und bei der Berechnung eines bestimmten Wirtschaftsforecasts verwendet wird

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anahme,ananhme,annahem,annahhme,annahmme,annamhe,annhame,nanahme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Annahme

Misspelling Variants of "Annahme"

anahme6ananhme7annahem7annahhme8annahmme8annamhe7annhame7nanahme7
Misspelling Variants of "Annahme"

Frequency rank: #3,792 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Annahme"?
"Annahme" is spelled A-N-N-A-H-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈannaːmə].
What does "Annahme" mean?
As a noun, "Annahme" means: Glaube an einen (noch) nicht erwiesenen oder nicht beweisbaren Sachverhalt, eine Hypothese oder Axiom
What words are commonly confused with "Annahme"?
"Annahme" is commonly confused with "annehme", "Aufnahme", "Ausnahme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Annahme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Annahme" is [ˈannaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Annahme" come from?
"Annahme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.