vereinnahmen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nˌnaːmən]
The verdict
“vereinnahmen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,287 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,287
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geld einnehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vereinnahmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nˌnaːmən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #59,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vereinnahmen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vereinnahmen is uncommon German at frequency #59,287 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nˌnaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vereinnahmen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vereinnahmen, spelled V-E-R-E-I-N-N-A-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Geld einnehmen
- 2(jemanden) in seiner Zeit und Aufmerksamkeit völlig beanspruchen, beschäftigen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vereinnahmen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-E-I-N-N-A-H-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯nˌnaːmən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.