Ancona

[aŋˈkoːna]

/[aŋˈkoːna]/ name

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The verdict

“Ancona” is uncommon German (frequency #72,138 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,138
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hafenstadt in Mittelitalien, an der Adria; Hauptstadt der Region Marken

Corpus desk

Index DE-ancona · Ancona · German

Ancona · rank #72,138 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,138
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anbauflächen

Nearest frequency peer: Anbauflächen (-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 „Ancona“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ancona
PropertyValue
HeadwordAncona
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aŋˈkoːna]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,138
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ancona“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anconafällt 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: „Anbauflächen“ (#72,137), „anfechtbar“ (#72,139), „Anatom“ (#72,136). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ancona“ bei #72,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ancona is uncommon German at frequency #72,138 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aŋˈkoːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hafenstadt in Mittelitalien, an der Adria; Hauptstadt der Region Marken".

Ancona doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ancona, spelled A-N-C-O-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hafenstadt in Mittelitalien, an der Adria; Hauptstadt der Region Marken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich schreibe dies in Livias Zimmer an ihrem Tisch, mit dem Blick aufs Meer, das den Horizont hinter allen Schornsteinen von Ancona abschließt. Das Meeresufer ist nicht herrlich wie in Neapel; es sind öde Felsen. Bäume gibt es in Ancona nicht.“
  2. „Am 25. Februar traf ich bei Einbruch der Nacht im besten Gasthof Anconas ein.“

This word in other languages

Ancône(Français)

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 "Ancona"?
"Ancona" is spelled A-N-C-O-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aŋˈkoːna].
What does "Ancona" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ancona" means: Hafenstadt in Mittelitalien, an der Adria; Hauptstadt der Region Marken
How do you pronounce "Ancona"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ancona" is [aŋˈkoːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ancona" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Anatom#72,136Angkor#72,145Anubis#72,152Agadir#72,116

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list