übernehmen
\ˌʔyːbɐˈneːmən\
The verdict
“übernehmen” 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) - Prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un, se charger de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ubernehmen · übernehmen · French
übernehmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ü" 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 | übernehmen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˌʔyːbɐˈneːmən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
übernehmen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˌʔyːbɐˈneːmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
übernehmen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is übernehmen, spelled Ü-B-E-R-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un, se charger de.
- 2Assumer, endosser.
- 3Reprendre.
- 4Reprendre, citer ou plagier.
- 5Prendre le relais
- 6S'emparer de, prendre le contrôle de.
- 7Se surmener.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how übernehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Mann arbeitet und die Frau übernimmt den Haushalt.
ich übernehme das.
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.