unternahm

/[ˌʊntɐˈnaːm]/ unknown

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,026

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

unternahm is anGermanunknown. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von unternehmen Pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈnaːm]. Often confused with Unterzahl and übernahm.

Key facts for unternahm
PropertyValue
Headwordunternahm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˌʊntɐˈnaːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,026
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unternahm in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for unternahm is 9 letters long, classified as anunknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʊntɐˈnaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,026 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for unternahm, with forms such as "nuternahm", "unetrnahm", and "unnternahm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Unterzahl", "übernahm", "Unterarm", 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 unternahm, spelled U-N-T-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

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von unternehmen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von unternehmen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuternahm,unetrnahm,unnternahm,untenrahm,unteranhm,unternahhm,unternahmm,unternamh,unternham,unternnahm,unterrnahm,untrenahm,untternahm,utnernahm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unternahm

Misspelling Variants of "unternahm"

nuternahm9unetrnahm9unnternahm10untenrahm9unteranhm9unternahhm10unternahmm10unternamh9
Misspelling Variants of "unternahm"

Frequency rank: #16,026 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unternahm"?
"unternahm" is spelled U-N-T-E-R-N-A-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʊntɐˈnaːm].
What does "unternahm" mean?
As an unknown, "unternahm" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von unternehmen
What words are commonly confused with "unternahm"?
"unternahm" is commonly confused with "Unterzahl", "übernahm", "Unterarm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "unternahm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unternahm" is [ˌʊntɐˈnaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unternahm" come from?
"unternahm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.