festnehmen
\ˈfɛstˌneːmən\
The verdict
“festnehmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrêter quelqu’un (l’appréhender), appréhender.
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Index FR-festnehmen · festnehmen · French
festnehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | festnehmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfɛstˌneːmən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
festnehmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfɛstˌneːmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arrêter quelqu’un (l’appréhender), appréhender.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for festnehmen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is festnehmen, spelled F-E-S-T-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Arrêter quelqu’un (l’appréhender), appréhender.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how festnehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Polizei nahm den offensichtlich betrunkenen Angreifer fest. Nach einer Blutabnahme wurde er wieder entlassen. Ihn erwartet ein Strafverfahren wegen Angriffs und "Widerstandes gegen Personen, die Vollstreckungsbeamten gleichstehen" sowie vorsätzlicher Körperverletzung.
Die Polizei in Italien hat erneut mehrere mutmaßliche Mafiosi der kalabrischen Mafia ‚Ndrangheta festgenommen und einen neuen Ableger der Clans enttarnt.
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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.