entgegennahm

[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌnaːm]

/[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌnaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“entgegennahm” is uncommon German (frequency #96,913 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,913
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegennehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-entgegennahm · entgegennahm · German

entgegennahm · rank #96,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,913
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entgegengetre…

Nearest frequency peer: entgegengetreten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „entgegennahm“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „entgegennahm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entgegennahm
PropertyValue
Headwordentgegennahm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌnaːm]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entgegennahm“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).entgegennahmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entgegengetreten“ (#96,912), „Enthauptungen“ (#96,914), „entfremden“ (#96,911). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entgegennahm“ bei #96,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entgegennahm is uncommon German at frequency #96,913 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌnaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for entgegennahm, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is entgegennahm, spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-N-A-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegennehmen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegennehmen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entgegennahm"?
"entgegennahm" is spelled E-N-T-G-E-G-E-N-N-A-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌnaːm].
What does "entgegennahm" mean?
As a verb, "entgegennahm" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs entgegennehmen
How do you pronounce "entgegennahm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entgegennahm" is [ɛntˈɡeːɡn̩ˌnaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entgegennahm" come from?
"entgegennahm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "entgegennahm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entfesselten#96,910epileptische#96,923einzustecken#96,896einstudieren#96,893

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list