Vernehmen

[fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vernehmen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,974. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,974
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, etwas von anderen zu erfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-vernehmen · Vernehmen · German

Vernehmen · rank #13,974 · 14 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,974
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vermittler

Nearest frequency peer: Vermittler (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Vernehmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Vernehmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Vernehmen vs versehen
67% similar
Vernehmen vs vornehme
67% similar
Vernehmen vs vornehmen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Vernehmen
PropertyValue
HeadwordVernehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,974
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vernehmen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vernehmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vermittler“ (#13,973), „versammelten“ (#13,975), „vermietet“ (#13,972). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vernehmen“ bei #13,974. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vernehmen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,974 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vorgang, etwas von anderen zu erfahren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vernehmen, with forms such as "evrnehmen", "venrehmen", and "verenhmen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "versehen", "vornehme", "vornehmen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vernehmen, spelled V-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, etwas von anderen zu erfahren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Vernehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dabei handelte es sich dem Vernehmen nach um ein …

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrnehmen
  • venrehmen
  • verenhmen
  • vernehemn
  • vernehhmen
  • vernehmenn
  • vernehmmen
  • vernehmne
  • vernemhen
  • vernhemen
  • vernnehmen
  • verrnehmen
  • vrenehmen
  • vvernehmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vernehmen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrnehmen2venrehmen2verenhmen2vernehemn2vernehhmen1vernehmenn1vernehmmen1vernehmne2
Edit distance from "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 "Vernehmen"?
"Vernehmen" is spelled V-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən].
What does "Vernehmen" mean?
As a noun, "Vernehmen" means: Vorgang, etwas von anderen zu erfahren
What words are commonly confused with "Vernehmen"?
"Vernehmen" is commonly confused with "versehen", "vornehme", "vornehmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vernehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vernehmen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vernehmen" come from?
"Vernehmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermietet#13,972Ursprungs#13,969weitesten#13,983traurigen#13,962

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Vermittler14 variantswertvoller14 variantsaggressiven14 variantsbehindern14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list