Anerkennung

[ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]

/[ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anerkennung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,168
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Bekanntgabe einer lobenden Würdigung

Corpus desk

Index DE-anerkennung · Anerkennung · German

Anerkennung · rank #3,168 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,168
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH überwiegend

Nearest frequency peer: überwiegend (-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 „Anerkennung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anerkennung“ 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).

Anerkennung vs anerkennen
73% similar
Anerkennung vs anerkennend
73% similar

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

Key facts for Anerkennung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnerkennung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,168
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anerkennung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Anerkennungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „überwiegend“ (#3,167), „Ansatz“ (#3,169), „übernimmt“ (#3,166). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anerkennung“ bei #3,168. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Anerkennung (IPA [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,168 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anerkennung, with forms such as "aenrkennung", "anekrennung", and "anereknnung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "anerkennen", "anerkennend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Anerkennung, spelled A-N-E-R-K-E-N-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bekanntgabe einer lobenden Würdigung
  2. 2
    ein Rechtsvorgang, in dem ein Anerkenntnis, eine rechtskräftige Bestätigung erteilt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Anerkennung für Ihre Arbeit verleihe ich Ihnen diese Urkunde.
  2. „In der Stimme des Konservators schwingt echte Anerkennung für den mittelalterlichen Bischof Azelin mit.“

Synonyms

AchtungAkzeptanzAnsehenEhrfurchtHochachtungLobRespektWürdigung

Antonyms

NichtanerkennungAberkennung

This word in other languages

appreciation(English)aprobación(Español)approbation(Français)reconhecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aenrkennung
  • anekrennung
  • anereknnung
  • anerkennnug
  • anerkennugn
  • anerkennungg
  • anerkennunng
  • anerkenung
  • anerkenunng
  • anerkkennung
  • anerknenung
  • anerrkennung
  • annerkennung
  • anrekennung
  • naerkennung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aenrkennung2anekrennung2anereknnung2anerkennnug2anerkennugn2anerkennungg1anerkennunng1anerkenung1
Edit distance from "Anerkennung"

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 "Anerkennung"?
"Anerkennung" is spelled A-N-E-R-K-E-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ].
What does "Anerkennung" mean?
As a noun, "Anerkennung" means: die Bekanntgabe einer lobenden Würdigung
What words are commonly confused with "Anerkennung"?
"Anerkennung" is commonly confused with "anerkennen", "anerkennend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anerkennung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anerkennung" is [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkɛnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anerkennung" come from?
"Anerkennung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überwiegend#3,167bestehenden#3,174staatlichen#3,155organisiert#3,145

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Erwachsene15 variantsKandidaten15 variantslangweilig15 variantsFunktionen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list