ahnend

[ˈaːnənt]

/[ˈaːnənt]/ verb

The verdict

“ahnend” is uncommon German (frequency #68,968 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,968
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs ahnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahnend · ahnend · German

ahnend · rank #68,968 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,968
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH AKG

Nearest frequency peer: AKG (+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 „ahnend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ahnend
PropertyValue
Headwordahnend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaːnənt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,968
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ahnend“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ahnendfällt 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: „AKG“ (#68,969), „aktenkundig“ (#68,970), „ADP“ (#68,965). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ahnend“ bei #68,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ahnend is uncommon German at frequency #68,968 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaːnənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs ahnen".

ahnend has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ahnend, spelled A-H-N-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs ahnen

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 "ahnend"?
"ahnend" is spelled A-H-N-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːnənt].
What does "ahnend" mean?
As a verb, "ahnend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs ahnen
How do you pronounce "ahnend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahnend" is [ˈaːnənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahnend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list