etwas die Spitze nehmen

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The verdict

“etwas die Spitze nehmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken

Key facts for etwas die Spitze nehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordetwas die Spitze nehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “etwas die Spitze nehmen” sits in German frequency

etwas die Spitze nehmen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

etwas die Spitze nehmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for etwas die Spitze nehmen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is etwas die Spitze nehmen, spelled E-T-W-A-S- -D-I-E- -S-P-I-T-Z-E- -N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken

Synonyms

beruhigenbesänftigenentschärfenetwas die Spitze abbrechenetwas den Stachel abbrechenetwas den Stachel nehmen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "etwas die Spitze nehmen"?
"etwas die Spitze nehmen" is spelled E-T-W-A-S- -D-I-E- -S-P-I-T-Z-E- -N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "etwas die Spitze nehmen" mean?
As a phrase, "etwas die Spitze nehmen" means: einer Sache die Schärfe, das Gefährliche nehmen, besänftigend wirken
How do you pronounce "etwas die Spitze nehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "etwas die Spitze nehmen" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "etwas die Spitze nehmen" come from?
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Using “etwas die Spitze nehmen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is E-T-W-A-S- -D-I-E- -S-P-I-T-Z-E- -N-E-H-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list