innehaben

[ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]

/[ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“innehaben” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,799
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (zumeist ein Amt, eine Stellung oder Position) einnehmen, bekleiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-innehaben · innehaben · German

innehaben · rank #49,799 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,799
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ineffizient

Nearest frequency peer: ineffizient (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „innehaben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „innehaben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

innehaben vs innehalten
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for innehaben
PropertyValue
Headwordinnehaben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,799
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „innehaben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).innehabenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ineffizient“ (#49,798), „Insignien“ (#49,800), „IMs“ (#49,797). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „innehaben“ bei #49,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around innehaben (IPA [ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,799 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for innehaben, with forms such as "inehaben", "inenhaben", and "inneahben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "innehalten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is innehaben, spelled I-N-N-E-H-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (zumeist ein Amt, eine Stellung oder Position) einnehmen, bekleiden
  2. 2
    etwas besitzen, über etwas verfügen
  3. 3
    beherrschen, verstehen, wissen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how innehaben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Herr Meier hat das Amt des Bürgermeisters inne.
  2. Es ist nicht zwingend so, dass der Ministerpräsident eines Bundeslandes die Stimmführerschaft im Bundesrat innehat.

Synonyms

bekleideneinnehmenbesitzen

This word in other languages

hold(English)ocupar(Español)officier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inehaben
  • inenhaben
  • inneahben
  • innehabben
  • innehabenn
  • innehabne
  • innehaebn
  • innehbaen
  • innehhaben
  • innheaben
  • ninehaben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of innehaben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inehaben1inenhaben2inneahben2innehabben1innehabenn1innehabne2innehaebn2innehbaen2
Edit distance from "innehaben"

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 "innehaben"?
"innehaben" is spelled I-N-N-E-H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩].
What does "innehaben" mean?
As a verb, "innehaben" means: etwas (zumeist ein Amt, eine Stellung oder Position) einnehmen, bekleiden
What words are commonly confused with "innehaben"?
"innehaben" is commonly confused with "innehalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "innehaben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "innehaben" is [ˈɪnəˌhaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "innehaben" come from?
"innehaben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Insignien#49,800höfischen#49,792Homepages#49,786hinstellt#49,783

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Kaugummis11 variantshernach11 variantsGutshof11 variantsGlückes11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list