nehmen
\ˈneː.mən\
The verdict
“nehmen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nehmen · nehmen · French
nehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nehmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈneː.mən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nehmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈneː.mən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nehmen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nehmen, spelled N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Prendre.
- 2Accepter.
- 3Choisir, acheter.
- 4Prendre, faire l’amour à.
- 5Franchir (un obstacle).
- 6Emprunter (un chemin).
- 7Demander comme paiement.
- 8zu sich nehmen: Manger, ingérer, consommer.
- 9Ôter.
- 10Prendre (un moyen de transport).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jeder nahm Platz.
Ich nehme einen Löffel, rühre um, trinke meinen Kaffee in kleinen Schlucken.
Synonyms
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.