anfängt

[ˈanˌfɛŋt]

/[ˈanˌfɛŋt]/ verb

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The verdict

“anfängt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,858
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfangt · anfängt · German

anfängt · rank #7,858 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,858
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abstimmen

Nearest frequency peer: abstimmen (-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 „anfängt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anfängt“ 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).

anfängt vs Anhang
43% similar
anfängt vs anfing
71% similar
anfängt vs Anhänge
57% similar

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

Key facts for anfängt
PropertyValue
Headwordanfängt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfɛŋt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,858
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anfängt“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abstimmen“ (#7,857), „angeführt“ (#7,859), „ablehnen“ (#7,856). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfängt“ bei #7,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around anfängt (IPA [ˈanˌfɛŋt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,858 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfängt, with forms such as "afnängt", "anffängt", and "anfnägt". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Anhang", "anfing", "Anhänge", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anfängt, spelled A-N-F-Ä-N-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfangen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnängt
  • anffängt
  • anfnägt
  • anfägnt
  • anfänggt
  • anfängtt
  • anfänngt
  • anfäntg
  • annfängt
  • anäfngt
  • nafängt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

afnängt2anffängt1anfnägt2anfägnt2anfänggt1anfängtt1anfänngt1anfäntg2
Edit distance from "anfängt"

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 "anfängt"?
"anfängt" is spelled A-N-F-Ä-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfɛŋt].
What does "anfängt" mean?
As a verb, "anfängt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfangen
What words are commonly confused with "anfängt"?
"anfängt" is commonly confused with "Anhang", "anfing", "Anhänge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anfängt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfängt" is [ˈanˌfɛŋt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfängt" come from?
"anfängt" 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 "anfängt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Arsenal#7,863wartete#7,847belohnt#7,876Unfälle#7,835

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