vernähen
[fɛɐ̯ˈnɛːən]
The verdict
“vernähen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teile mit einer Naht verbinden, etwas zunähen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vernahen · vernähen · German
vernähen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vernähen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈnɛːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vernähen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vernähen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈnɛːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vernähen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vernähen, spelled V-E-R-N-Ä-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Teile mit einer Naht verbinden, etwas zunähen
- 2Faden verbrauchen
- 3das Fadenende unsichtbar verstecken
- 4nähend verarbeiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vernähen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jakob vernähte den Riss am Ärmel seines Jeanshemds.
Diese Wunde müssen wir wohl vernähen.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.