übernehme

/[yːbɐˈneːmə]/ verb

The verdict

“übernehme” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #16,890 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#16,890
frequency rank, German
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen

Key facts for übernehme
PropertyValue
Headwordübernehme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈneːmə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,890
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übernehme” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). übernehme lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for übernehme is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [yːbɐˈneːmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,890 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for übernehme, with forms such as "büernehme", "übbernehme", and "übenrehme". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "übernehmen", "übernahm", "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 übernehme, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-E-H-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büernehme,übbernehme,übenrehme,überenhme,übernehem,übernehhme,übernehmme,übernemhe,übernheme,übernnehme,überrnehme,übrenehme,üebrnehme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of übernehme — 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 "übernehme"

büernehme2übbernehme1übenrehme2überenhme2übernehem2übernehhme1übernehmme1übernemhe2
Edit distance from "übernehme"

Frequency rank: #16,890 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "übernehme"?
"übernehme" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-E-H-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈneːmə].
What does "übernehme" mean?
As a verb, "übernehme" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen
What words are commonly confused with "übernehme"?
"übernehme" is commonly confused with "übernehmen", "übernahm", "Übernahme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übernehme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übernehme" is [yːbɐˈneːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übernehme" come from?
"übernehme" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “übernehme”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Ü-B-E-R-N-E-H-M-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [yːbɐˈneːmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “übernehmen” — see the side-by-side comparison. übernehme vs übernehmen
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter Ü in our German index:

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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.