annehmen

/[ˈanˌneːmən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,296

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

annehmen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Vermutung anstellen Pronounced [ˈanˌneːmən]. It ranks #3,296 in German word frequency. Often confused with ansehen and aufnehmen.

Key facts for annehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordannehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌneːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,296
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for annehmen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌneːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,296 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for annehmen, with forms such as "anehmen", "anenhmen", and "annehemn". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ansehen", "aufnehmen", "ausnehmen", 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 annehmen, spelled A-N-N-E-H-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Vermutung anstellen
  2. 2
    in Empfang nehmen
  3. 3
    einen Vorschlag oder ein Angebot: akzeptieren
  4. 4
    sich einer Person oder Sache annehmen, sich mit einer Person oder Sache befassen, sich mit einer Person oder Sache beschäftigen
  5. 5
    einen Ball, der einem zugepasst wurde, unter Kontrolle bringen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anehmen,anenhmen,annehemn,annehhmen,annehmenn,annehmmen,annehmne,annemhen,annhemen,nanehmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for annehmen

Misspelling Variants of "annehmen"

anehmen7anenhmen8annehemn8annehhmen9annehmenn9annehmmen9annehmne8annemhen8
Misspelling Variants of "annehmen"

Frequency rank: #3,296 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "annehmen"?
"annehmen" is spelled A-N-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌneːmən].
What does "annehmen" mean?
As a verb, "annehmen" means: eine Vermutung anstellen
What words are commonly confused with "annehmen"?
"annehmen" is commonly confused with "ansehen", "aufnehmen", "ausnehmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "annehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annehmen" is [ˈanˌneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annehmen" come from?
"annehmen" 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.