unternimmt
The verdict
“unternimmt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,693 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #14,693
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unternehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unternimmt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌʔʊntɐˈnɪmt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,693 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “unternimmt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for unternimmt is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʔʊntɐˈnɪmt]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,693 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 generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for unternimmt, with forms such as "nuternimmt", "unetrnimmt", and "unnternimmt". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "übernimmt", 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 unternimmt, spelled U-N-T-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
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs unternehmen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs unternehmen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nuternimmt,unetrnimmt,unnternimmt,untenrimmt,unterinmmt,unternimmtt,unternimt,unternimtm,unternmimt,unternnimmt,unterrnimmt,untrenimmt,untternimmt,utnernimmt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unternimmt — 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 "unternimmt"
Frequency rank: #14,693 in German
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Using “unternimmt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is U-N-T-E-R-N-I-M-M-T — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʔʊntɐˈnɪmt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “übernimmt” — see the side-by-side comparison. unternimmt vs übernimmt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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