Ahn

[aːn]

/[aːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ahn” is uncommon German (frequency #55,096 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,096
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorfahr einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahn · Ahn · German

Ahn · rank #55,096 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,096
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Agrarwirtscha…

Nearest frequency peer: Agrarwirtschaft (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ahn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordAhn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aːn]
Letters3
Frequency rank#55,096
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ahn“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Ahnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Agrarwirtschaft“ (#55,095), „Albany“ (#55,097), „Adjutanten“ (#55,094). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ahn“ bei #55,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ahn is uncommon German at frequency #55,096 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Ahn in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ahn, spelled A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorfahr einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes
  2. 2
    Großvater

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wirf den Ruhm deines großen Ahnen nicht länger weg und gedenke der Perle im Sprichwort.“
  2. Der Junge im Stamm wurde angeklagt, seine Ahnen entehrt zu haben, weil er die Grabstätte mit Graffiti entstellt hatte.

Synonyms

AhneAhnherrVorfahrVorväterVäterGroßvaterAhnlÄhnlAhndlÄhndl

Antonyms

BabyEnkelKnabeNachfahrNachkommeSäuglingSohnUrenkel

This word in other languages

ancestor(English)abuelos(Español)ancêtre(Français)ancestral(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ahn"?
"Ahn" is spelled A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aːn].
What does "Ahn" mean?
As a noun, "Ahn" means: Vorfahr einer Gruppe oder eines Volkes
How do you pronounce "Ahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ahn" is [aːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ahn" come from?
"Ahn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ahn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amo#55,107vir#55,009buk#55,208Bun#55,209

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list