jemanden auf den Arm nehmen

[ˈjeːmandn̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʁm ˈneːmən]

/[ˈjeːmandn̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʁm ˈneːmən]/ phrase

The verdict

“jemanden auf den Arm 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
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden anlügen und/oder täuschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-jemanden-auf-den-arm-neh · jemanden auf den Arm nehmen · German

jemanden auf den Arm nehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 27 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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.

Key facts for jemanden auf den Arm nehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordjemanden auf den Arm nehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈjeːmandn̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʁm ˈneːmən]
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „jemanden auf den Arm nehmen“ im Deutschen

jemanden auf den Arm nehmenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jemanden auf den Arm nehmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeːmandn̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʁm ˈneːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden anlügen und/oder täuschen".

No misspelling variants are generated for jemanden auf den Arm nehmen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is jemanden auf den Arm nehmen, spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -A-U-F- -D-E-N- -A-R-M- -N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden anlügen und/oder täuschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jemanden auf den Arm nehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du willst mich wohl auf den Arm nehmen?
  2. Dieser Witzbold hat schon sehr viele auf den Arm genommen.

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This word in other languages

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 "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen"?
"jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" is spelled J-E-M-A-N-D-E-N- -A-U-F- -D-E-N- -A-R-M- -N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeːmandn̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʁm ˈneːmən].
What does "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" mean?
As a phrase, "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" means: jemanden anlügen und/oder täuschen
How do you pronounce "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" is [ˈjeːmandn̩ aʊ̯f deːn ˈaʁm ˈneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" come from?
"jemanden auf den Arm nehmen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list