gefangen genommen
[ɡəˈfaŋən ɡəˌnɔmən]
The verdict
“gefangen genommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefangen nehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-gefangen-genommen · gefangen genommen · German
gefangen genommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gefangen genommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɡəˈfaŋən ɡəˌnɔmən] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gefangen genommen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gefangen genommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈfaŋən ɡəˌnɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefangen nehmen".
Zero misspellings are on record for gefangen genommen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gefangen genommen, spelled G-E-F-A-N-G-E-N- -G-E-N-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gefangen 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.