entnahm

[ɛntˈnaːm]

/[ɛntˈnaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“entnahm” is uncommon German (frequency #56,092 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,092
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-entnahm · entnahm · German

entnahm · rank #56,092 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,092
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entgleisungen

Nearest frequency peer: Entgleisungen (-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 „entnahm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entnahm
PropertyValue
Headwordentnahm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈnaːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „entnahm“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.entnahmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Entgleisungen“ (#56,091), „entnimmt“ (#56,093), „entgegenbringen“ (#56,090). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „entnahm“ bei #56,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entnahm is uncommon German at frequency #56,092 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛntˈnaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for entnahm, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is entnahm, spelled E-N-T-N-A-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entnehmen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entnehmen

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 "entnahm"?
"entnahm" is spelled E-N-T-N-A-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈnaːm].
What does "entnahm" mean?
As a verb, "entnahm" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entnehmen
How do you pronounce "entnahm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entnahm" is [ɛntˈnaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entnahm" come from?
"entnahm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ellipse#56,084erfreue#56,103Fahrens#56,112Dezibel#56,054

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list