andocken

[ˈanˌdɔkn̩]

/[ˈanˌdɔkn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“andocken” is uncommon German (frequency #61,269 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,269
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit einem Raumschiff oder einer Raumstation fest verbinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-andocken · andocken · German

andocken · rank #61,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,269
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ande

Nearest frequency peer: ande (-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 „andocken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for andocken
PropertyValue
Headwordandocken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌdɔkn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „andocken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).andockenfällt 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: „ande“ (#61,268), „angefangene“ (#61,270), „Amtsmissbrauch“ (#61,267). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „andocken“ bei #61,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

andocken is uncommon German at frequency #61,269 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌdɔkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for andocken in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is andocken, spelled A-N-D-O-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich mit einem Raumschiff oder einer Raumstation fest verbinden
  2. 2
    etwas verbinden oder verknüpfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf der internationalen Raumstation ist eine neue Besatzung eingetroffen. Die drei Raumfahrer aus Russland und den USA kamen mit der Raumfähre ‚Endeavour‘, die in 400 Kilometern Höhe planmäßig andockte.“
  2. An diesen Anschluss kann das Gerät angedockt werden.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "andocken"?
"andocken" is spelled A-N-D-O-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌdɔkn̩].
What does "andocken" mean?
As a verb, "andocken" means: sich mit einem Raumschiff oder einer Raumstation fest verbinden
How do you pronounce "andocken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "andocken" is [ˈanˌdɔkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "andocken" come from?
"andocken" 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 "andocken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list