anfangs

[ˈanfaŋs]

/[ˈanfaŋs]/ adv

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The verdict

“anfangs” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,577. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,577
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Anfang

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfangs · anfangs · German

anfangs · rank #2,577 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,577
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alltag

Nearest frequency peer: Alltag (-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 „anfangs“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anfangs“ 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).

anfangs vs Anhang
57% similar
anfangs vs anfing
71% similar
anfangs vs anfängt
71% similar

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

Key facts for anfangs
PropertyValue
Headwordanfangs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈanfaŋs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,577
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anfangs“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alltag“ (#2,576), „angesehen“ (#2,578), „Abschnitt“ (#2,575). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfangs“ bei #2,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around anfangs (IPA [ˈanfaŋs]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #2,577 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "am Anfang".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfangs, with forms such as "afnangs", "anafngs", and "anfagns". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Anhang", "anfing", "anfängt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anfangs, spelled A-N-F-A-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Anfang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich ging anfangs davon aus, dass Hugo mich nur zum Essen einladen wollte.
  2. Der Jury sei anfangs der Fehler nicht aufgefallen, da der Kenianer immer über den Übertragungswagen zu sehen war.

This word in other languages

at first(English)d'abord(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnangs
  • anafngs
  • anfagns
  • anfanggs
  • anfangss
  • anfanngs
  • anfansg
  • anffangs
  • anfnags
  • annfangs
  • nafangs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anfangs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afnangs2anafngs2anfagns2anfanggs1anfangss1anfanngs1anfansg2anffangs1
Edit distance from "anfangs"

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 "anfangs"?
"anfangs" is spelled A-N-F-A-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanfaŋs].
What does "anfangs" mean?
As an adverb, "anfangs" means: am Anfang
What words are commonly confused with "anfangs"?
"anfangs" is commonly confused with "Anhang", "anfing", "anfängt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anfangs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfangs" is [ˈanfaŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfangs" come from?
"anfangs" 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 "anfangs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 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