Which to use
“Anke” is a name and “Anker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,626
- “Anke” frequency rank
- #11,001
- “Anker” frequency rank
- 27627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anke | Anker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher Vorname | Eisenhaken an einer langen Kette zum Festlegen schwimmender Fahrzeuge am Fluss- oder Meeresboden |
Where the eye mixes Anke and Anker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Anke and Anker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anke is [ˈaŋkə] while Anker is [ˈaŋkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Anke” sits inside “Anker”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anke is recorded at frequency rank #16,626, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaŋkə]. Anker is at rank #11,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaŋkɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27627, this pair ranks #1,798,679 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anke vs Anker
Shared letters: aekn. Private to "Anke": -. Private to "Anker": r.
"Anke" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Anker" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Anke" and "Anker" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Anke" or "Anker" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Anke" and "Anker" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,679 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anke" and "Anker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anke vs Atze". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,798,679 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.