ähnelte

[ˈɛːnl̩tə]

/[ˈɛːnl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“ähnelte” is uncommon German (frequency #50,226 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,226
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ähneln

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahnelte · ähnelte · German

ähnelte · rank #50,226 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,226
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH züchtet

Nearest frequency peer: züchtet (-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 „ähnelte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ähnelte
PropertyValue
Headwordähnelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɛːnl̩tə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ähnelte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ähneltefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „züchtet“ (#50,225), „ästhetischer“ (#50,227), „zähmen“ (#50,224). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ähnelte“ bei #50,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ähnelte is uncommon German at frequency #50,226 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈɛːnl̩tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

ähnelte has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ähnelte, spelled Ä-H-N-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ähneln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ähneln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ähneln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ähneln

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 "ähnelte"?
"ähnelte" is spelled Ä-H-N-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛːnl̩tə].
What does "ähnelte" mean?
As a verb, "ähnelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ähneln
How do you pronounce "ähnelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ähnelte" is [ˈɛːnl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ähnelte" come from?
"ähnelte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

züchtet#50,225öffnest#50,229Zetteln#50,214Yachten#50,208

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list