annehmen
[ˈanˌneːmən]
The verdict
“annehmen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,296. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,296
- frequency rank, German
- 6,976
- “A” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - eine Vermutung anstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-annehmen · annehmen · German
annehmen · rank #3,296 · 10 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,296
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,976
- PHOTO-FINISH Angela
Nearest frequency peer: Angela (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “annehmen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Albert
Albert
96,708 corpus weight
- allzu
allzu
96,707 corpus weight
- Angela
Angela
96,706 corpus weight
- annehmen
annehmen
96,705 corpus weight
- ausgehen
ausgehen
96,704 corpus weight
- Bernd
Bernd
96,703 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “annehmen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | annehmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌneːmən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #3,296 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “annehmen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around annehmen (IPA [ˈanˌneːmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,296 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for annehmen, with forms such as "anehmen", "anenhmen", and "annehemn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is annehmen, spelled A-N-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Vermutung anstellen
- 2in Empfang nehmen
- 3einen Vorschlag oder ein Angebot: akzeptieren
- 4sich einer Person oder Sache annehmen, sich mit einer Person oder Sache befassen, sich mit einer Person oder Sache beschäftigen
- 5einen Ball, der einem zugepasst wurde, unter Kontrolle bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how annehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich nehme an, hier geht es zum Hauptbahnhof.
Angenommen, die Erde sei eine Scheibe; dann …
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- anehmen
- anenhmen
- annehemn
- annehhmen
- annehmenn
- annehmmen
- annehmne
- annemhen
- annhemen
- nanehmen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of annehmen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "annehmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.