vernahm

[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːm]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“vernahm” is uncommon German (frequency #50,988 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,988
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vernehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vernahm · vernahm · German

vernahm · rank #50,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,988
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermengt

Nearest frequency peer: vermengt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vernahm“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vernahm“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vernahm
PropertyValue
Headwordvernahm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vernahm“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vernahmfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vermengt“ (#50,987), „Verlies“ (#50,986), „verstreuten“ (#50,990). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vernahm“ bei #50,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vernahm is uncommon German at frequency #50,988 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vernahm, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vernahm, spelled V-E-R-N-A-H-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vernehmen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vernehmen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vernahm"?
"vernahm" is spelled V-E-R-N-A-H-M. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːm].
What does "vernahm" mean?
As a verb, "vernahm" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vernehmen
How do you pronounce "vernahm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vernahm" is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vernahm" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vernahm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verlies#50,986vergast#50,982Venezia#50,976uralter#50,972

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list