anerkennen

/[ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,411

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

anerkennen is aGermanverb. It means: einen Umstand als sachlich richtig oder wahr akzeptieren Pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]. Often confused with anerkennt and Anerkennung.

Key facts for anerkennen
PropertyValue
Headwordanerkennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,411
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anerkennen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anerkennen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,411 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for anerkennen, with forms such as "aenrkennen", "anekrennen", and "anereknnen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "anerkennt", "Anerkennung", "anerkennend", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anerkennen, spelled A-N-E-R-K-E-N-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Umstand als sachlich richtig oder wahr akzeptieren
  2. 2
    etwas wertschätzen, jemanden loben

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aenrkennen,anekrennen,anereknnen,anerkenen,anerkenenn,anerkennenn,anerkennne,anerkkennen,anerknenen,anerrkennen,annerkennen,anrekennen,naerkennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anerkennen

Misspelling Variants of "anerkennen"

aenrkennen10anekrennen10anereknnen10anerkenen9anerkenenn10anerkennenn11anerkennne10anerkkennen11
Misspelling Variants of "anerkennen"

Frequency rank: #10,411 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anerkennen"?
"anerkennen" is spelled A-N-E-R-K-E-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən].
What does "anerkennen" mean?
As a verb, "anerkennen" means: einen Umstand als sachlich richtig oder wahr akzeptieren
What words are commonly confused with "anerkennen"?
"anerkennen" is commonly confused with "anerkennt", "Anerkennung", "anerkennend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anerkennen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anerkennen" is [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anerkennen" come from?
"anerkennen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.