ahnte

/[ˈaːntə]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,244

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

ahnte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ahnen Pronounced [ˈaːntə]. Often confused with ant and ALTE.

Key facts for ahnte
PropertyValue
Headwordahnte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaːntə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,244
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ahnte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ahnte is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːntə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,244 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for ahnte, with forms such as "ahhnte", "ahnet", and "ahnnte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "ant", "ALTE", "anne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ahnte, spelled A-H-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahhnte,ahnet,ahnnte,ahntte,ahtne,anhte,hante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ahnte

Misspelling Variants of "ahnte"

ahhnte6ahnet5ahnnte6ahntte6ahtne5anhte5hante5
Misspelling Variants of "ahnte"

Frequency rank: #22,244 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ahnte"?
"ahnte" is spelled A-H-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːntə].
What does "ahnte" mean?
As a verb, "ahnte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ahnen
What words are commonly confused with "ahnte"?
"ahnte" is commonly confused with "ant", "ALTE", "anne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ahnte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahnte" is [ˈaːntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahnte" come from?
"ahnte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.