Andenken

[ˈanˌdɛŋkn̩]

/[ˈanˌdɛŋkn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Andenken” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,440
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kleiner Gegenstand, der Erinnerungen an ein bestimmtes Ereignis oder eine bestimmte Person hervorrufen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-andenken · Andenken · German

Andenken · rank #12,440 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,440
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anbietern

Nearest frequency peer: Anbietern (-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 „Andenken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Andenken“ 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).

Andenken vs anderen
63% similar
Andenken vs anwenden
63% similar
Andenken vs anmerken
63% similar

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

Key facts for Andenken
PropertyValue
HeadwordAndenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌdɛŋkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,440
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Andenken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Andenkenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anbietern“ (#12,439), „anderweitig“ (#12,441), „Amerikas“ (#12,438). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Andenken“ bei #12,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Andenken (IPA [ˈanˌdɛŋkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,440 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Andenken, with forms such as "adnenken", "anddenken", and "andeknen". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "anderen", "anwenden", "anmerken", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Andenken, spelled A-N-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein kleiner Gegenstand, der Erinnerungen an ein bestimmtes Ereignis oder eine bestimmte Person hervorrufen soll
  2. 2
    bewusstes Erinnern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn du nach Japan fährst, bringe viele Andenken mit.
  2. Im Andenken an die Verstorbenen treffen wir uns einmal im Jahr.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnenken
  • anddenken
  • andeknen
  • andenekn
  • andenkenn
  • andenkken
  • andenkne
  • andennken
  • andneken
  • anednken
  • anndenken
  • nadenken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Andenken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adnenken2anddenken1andeknen2andenekn2andenkenn1andenkken1andenkne2andennken1
Edit distance from "Andenken"

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 "Andenken"?
"Andenken" is spelled A-N-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌdɛŋkn̩].
What does "Andenken" mean?
As a noun, "Andenken" means: ein kleiner Gegenstand, der Erinnerungen an ein bestimmtes Ereignis oder eine bestimmte Person hervorrufen soll
What words are commonly confused with "Andenken"?
"Andenken" is commonly confused with "anderen", "anwenden", "anmerken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Andenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Andenken" is [ˈanˌdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Andenken" come from?
"Andenken" 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 "Andenken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list