übernimmt

/[ˌyːbɐˈnɪmt]/ verb

The verdict

“übernimmt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #3,166 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#3,166
frequency rank, German
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen

Key facts for übernimmt
PropertyValue
Headwordübernimmt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌyːbɐˈnɪmt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,166
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “übernimmt” 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). übernimmt 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 übernimmt is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌyːbɐˈnɪmt]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,166 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for übernimmt, with forms such as "büernimmt", "übbernimmt", and "übenrimmt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "unternimmt", "überkommt", 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 übernimmt, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-I-M-M-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: büernimmt,übbernimmt,übenrimmt,überinmmt,übernimmtt,übernimt,übernimtm,übernmimt,übernnimmt,überrnimmt,übrenimmt,üebrnimmt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

büernimmt2übbernimmt1übenrimmt2überinmmt2übernimmtt1übernimt1übernimtm2übernmimt2
Edit distance from "übernimmt"

Frequency rank: #3,166 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "übernimmt"?
"übernimmt" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-I-M-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌyːbɐˈnɪmt].
What does "übernimmt" mean?
As a verb, "übernimmt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs übernehmen
What words are commonly confused with "übernimmt"?
"übernimmt" is commonly confused with "unternimmt", "überkommt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "übernimmt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "übernimmt" is [ˌyːbɐˈnɪmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "übernimmt" come from?
"übernimmt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “übernimmt”

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

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

Nearby German words

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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.