zunehme

[ˈt͡suːˌneːmə]

/[ˈt͡suːˌneːmə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zunehme” is uncommon German (frequency #98,006 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,006
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zunehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zunehme · zunehme · German

zunehme · rank #98,006 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,006
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zugfahren

Nearest frequency peer: Zugfahren (-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 „zunehme“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zunehme
PropertyValue
Headwordzunehme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌneːmə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zunehme“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zugfahren“ (#98,005), „zusammengefaltet“ (#98,007), „zugewinne“ (#98,004). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zunehme“ bei #98,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zunehme is uncommon German at frequency #98,006 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌneːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

zunehme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zunehme, spelled Z-U-N-E-H-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zunehmen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zunehmen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zunehmen

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

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

Same letter count

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

Zwicker#98,014wuschig#97,983abgibst#98,041weniges#97,957

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list