Anekdote

[anɛkˈdoːtə]

/[anɛkˈdoːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anekdote” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,823
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurze, humorvolle Erzählung, die Typisches, Spezifisches oder auch Enthüllendes einer Person, Geisteshaltung, Epoche betont

Corpus desk

Index DE-anekdote · Anekdote · German

Anekdote · rank #23,823 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,823
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH altmodisch

Nearest frequency peer: altmodisch (-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 „Anekdote“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anekdote“ 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).

Anekdote vs Anekdoten
89% similar

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

Key facts for Anekdote
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnekdote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anɛkˈdoːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,823
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anekdote“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „altmodisch“ (#23,822), „anklicken“ (#23,824), „Altersklassen“ (#23,821). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anekdote“ bei #23,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Anekdote (IPA [anɛkˈdoːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,823 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kurze, humorvolle Erzählung, die Typisches, Spezifisches oder auch Enthüllendes einer Person, Geisteshaltung, Epoche betont".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anekdote, with forms such as "aenkdote", "anedkote", and "anekddote". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Anekdoten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Anekdote, spelled A-N-E-K-D-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurze, humorvolle Erzählung, die Typisches, Spezifisches oder auch Enthüllendes einer Person, Geisteshaltung, Epoche betont

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Anekdoten sind oft witzig.
  2. „Er glänzte bei geselligen Anlässen gerne mit haarsträubenden Anekdoten und hatte schon bald den Ruf weg, ein vorzüglicher Erzähler und großartiger Spaßvogel zu sein.“

Synonyms

Schnurre

Antonyms

FabelKurzerzählungWitz

This word in other languages

anecdote(English)anécdota(Español)anecdote(Français)anedota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aenkdote
  • anedkote
  • anekddote
  • anekdoet
  • anekdotte
  • anekdtoe
  • anekkdote
  • anekodte
  • ankedote
  • annekdote
  • naekdote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anekdote - 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.

aenkdote2anedkote2anekddote1anekdoet2anekdotte1anekdtoe2anekkdote1anekodte2
Edit distance from "Anekdote"

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 "Anekdote"?
"Anekdote" is spelled A-N-E-K-D-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [anɛkˈdoːtə].
What does "Anekdote" mean?
As a noun, "Anekdote" means: kurze, humorvolle Erzählung, die Typisches, Spezifisches oder auch Enthüllendes einer Person, Geisteshaltung, Epoche betont
What words are commonly confused with "Anekdote"?
"Anekdote" is commonly confused with "Anekdoten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anekdote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anekdote" is [anɛkˈdoːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anekdote" come from?
"Anekdote" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list