entnahm

[ɛntˈnaːm]

/[ɛntˈnaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“entnahm” is uncommon German (frequency #56,092 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,092
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs entnehmen

Key facts for entnahm
PropertyValue
Headwordentnahm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛntˈnaːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,092
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “entnahm” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). entnahm lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entnahm is uncommon German at frequency #56,092 among 57,060 “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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Using “entnahm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-N-T-N-A-H-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛntˈnaːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list