Angabe

[ˈanˌɡaːbə]

/[ˈanˌɡaːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Angabe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,485
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aussage, Behauptung, Deklaration, Information

Corpus desk

Index DE-angabe · Angabe · German

Angabe · rank #4,485 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,485
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Adolf

Nearest frequency peer: Adolf (-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 „Angabe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Angabe“ 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).

Angabe vs ange
50% similar
Angabe vs angle
50% similar
Angabe vs Anlage
67% similar

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

Key facts for Angabe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAngabe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌɡaːbə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,485
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Angabe“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Adolf“ (#4,484), „Ankunft“ (#4,486), „action“ (#4,483). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Angabe“ bei #4,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Angabe (IPA [ˈanˌɡaːbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,485 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Angabe, with forms such as "agnabe", "anagbe", and "angabbe". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "ange", "angle", "Anlage", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Angabe, spelled A-N-G-A-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aussage, Behauptung, Deklaration, Information
  2. 2
    Vorgabe, mehr oder besser zu sein, als man tatsächlich ist
  3. 3
    Wort oder Wortgruppe, die man in einem Satz weglassen kann, ohne dass er deshalb grammatisch falsch wird
  4. 4
    der erste Schlag, der den Ball ins Spiel bringt
  5. 5
    Anzahlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir konnten seine Angaben überprüfen und bestätigen.
  2. „Bei den Luftangriffen der US-geführten Koalition gegen die Dschihadistengruppe Islamischer Staat (IS) in Syrien sind nach Angaben von Aktivisten schon mehr als 550 Menschen getötet worden.“

Synonyms

AussageDatumEinlassungSpezifikationAngebereiAufschlag

Antonyms

Ergänzung

This word in other languages

statement(English)información(Español)affirmation(Français)informação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnabe
  • anagbe
  • angabbe
  • angaeb
  • angbae
  • anggabe
  • anngabe
  • nagabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agnabe2anagbe2angabbe1angaeb2angbae2anggabe1anngabe1nagabe2
Edit distance from "Angabe"

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 "Angabe"?
"Angabe" is spelled A-N-G-A-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡaːbə].
What does "Angabe" mean?
As a noun, "Angabe" means: Aussage, Behauptung, Deklaration, Information
What words are commonly confused with "Angabe"?
"Angabe" is commonly confused with "ange", "angle", "Anlage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Angabe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Angabe" is [ˈanˌɡaːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Angabe" come from?
"Angabe" 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 "Angabe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

action#4,483Brille#4,499Detail#4,503modern#4,450

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Julian8 variantsGoethe8 variantsWeiten8 variantssoeben8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list