ahnt

[aːnt]

/[aːnt]/ verb

The verdict

“ahnt” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,151
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-ahnt · ahnt · German

ahnt · rank #18,151 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,151
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Airline

Nearest frequency peer: Airline (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ahnt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ahnt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ahnt vs an
50% similar
ahnt vs at
50% similar
ahnt vs Art
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ahnt
PropertyValue
Headwordahnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aːnt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,151
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ahnt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ahntliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Airline“ (#18,152), „Adrenalin“ (#18,149), „Albums“ (#18,153). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ahnt“ bei #18,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ahnt (IPA [aːnt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,151 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ahnt, with forms such as "ahhnt", "ahnnt", and "ahntt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "at", "Art", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is ahnt, spelled A-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ahnen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ahnen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ahnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahhnt
  • ahnnt
  • ahntt
  • ahtn
  • hant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ahnt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahhnt1ahnnt1ahntt1ahtn2hant2
Edit distance from "ahnt"

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 "ahnt"?
"ahnt" is spelled A-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aːnt].
What does "ahnt" mean?
As a verb, "ahnt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ahnen
What words are commonly confused with "ahnt"?
"ahnt" is commonly confused with "an", "at", "Art". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ahnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahnt" is [aːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahnt" come from?
"ahnt" 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 "ahnt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list