Äneas
[ɛˈneːas]
The verdict
“Äneas” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
Corpus desk
Index DE-aneas · Äneas · German
Äneas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Äneas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈneːas] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Äneas“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Äneas is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ɛˈneːas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Äneas in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Äneas, spelled Ä-N-E-A-S.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
- 2Held in der griechisch/römischen Mythologie
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Äneas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pius II. hieß in der deutschen Version seines Geburtsnamens Äneas Silvius Piccolomini.
„Die Äneis ist die große epische Dichtung, in der Vergil die Heldentaten des Äneas erzählt, der, nachdem er Troja verlassen hat, nach einer langen Reise und und unzähligen Abenteuern an der Küste Latiums landet, wo das Schicksal seinen Nachfahren bestimmt hatte, Rom zu gründen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.