übernahm
The verdict
“übernahm” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,244 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #4,244
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von übernehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | übernahm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˌyːbɐˈnaːm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #4,244 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “übernahm” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for übernahm is 8 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌyːbɐˈnaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,244 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for übernahm, with forms such as "büernahm", "übbernahm", and "übenrahm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "übersah", "Überzahl", "Übernahme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 übernahm, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-A-H-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von übernehmen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von übernehmen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: büernahm,übbernahm,übenrahm,überanhm,übernahhm,übernahmm,übernamh,übernham,übernnahm,überrnahm,übrenahm,üebrnahm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übernahm — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "übernahm"
Frequency rank: #4,244 in German
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Using “übernahm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-N-A-H-M — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌyːbɐˈnaːm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “übersah” — see the side-by-side comparison. übernahm vs übersah
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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