nimmt vorlieb

[ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp]

/[ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp]/ verb

The verdict

“nimmt vorlieb” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliebnehmen

Key facts for nimmt vorlieb
PropertyValue
Headwordnimmt vorlieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nimmt vorlieb” sits in German frequency

nimmt vorlieb 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nimmt vorlieb is 13 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliebnehmen".

No misspelling variants are generated for nimmt vorlieb in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nimmt vorlieb, spelled N-I-M-M-T- -V-O-R-L-I-E-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliebnehmen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nimmt vorlieb"?
"nimmt vorlieb" is spelled N-I-M-M-T- -V-O-R-L-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp].
What does "nimmt vorlieb" mean?
As a verb, "nimmt vorlieb" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs vorliebnehmen
How do you pronounce "nimmt vorlieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nimmt vorlieb" is [ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “nimmt vorlieb”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is N-I-M-M-T- -V-O-R-L-I-E-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌnɪmt foːɐ̯ˈliːp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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