im Namen
[ɪm ˈnaːmən]
The verdict
“im Namen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Vertreter von jemandem
Corpus desk
Index DE-im-namen · im Namen · German
im Namen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | im Namen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ɪm ˈnaːmən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „im Namen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
im Namen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪm ˈnaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "als Vertreter von jemandem".
No generated misspelling entries exist for im Namen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 im Namen, spelled I-M- -N-A-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1als Vertreter von jemandem
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how im Namen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Namen der Liebe bitte ich um eine kleine Gabe.
Hier ist die Vollmacht, ich möchte im Namen meines Mannes die Briefwahlunterlagen beantragen.
Synonyms
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.