entnehmen
\ɛntˈneːmən\
The verdict
“entnehmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retirer, prélever, tirer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entnehmen · entnehmen · French
entnehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | entnehmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛntˈneːmən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
entnehmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛntˈneːmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for entnehmen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is entnehmen, spelled E-N-T-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Retirer, prélever, tirer.
- 2Couper partiellement, dans la surface de.
- 3Déduire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entnehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kokosöl in einer hohen Pfanne, einem Topf oder im Wok erhitzen. (...) Das Zitronengras längs einschneiden, sodass es noch am Stück bleibt (dann kann man es später einfacher wieder entnehmen) und in die Suppe geben.
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.