Angelegenheit

/[ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

13 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,855

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Angelegenheit is aGermannoun. It means: die Sache, der Fall Pronounced [ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. It ranks #4,855 in German word frequency. Often confused with Angelegenheiten.

Key facts for Angelegenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordAngelegenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,855
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Angelegenheit is 13 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,855 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for Angelegenheit, with forms such as "agnelegenheit", "aneglegenheit", and "angeelgenheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Angelegenheiten", 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 Angelegenheit, spelled A-N-G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Sache, der Fall
  2. 2
    die Affäre, die Geschichte

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnelegenheit,aneglegenheit,angeelgenheit,angeleegnheit,angelegehneit,angelegenehit,angelegenheitt,angelegenheti,angelegenhheit,angelegenhiet,angelegennheit,angeleggenheit,angelegneheit,angelgeenheit,angellegenheit,anggelegenheit,angleegenheit,anngelegenheit,nagelegenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Angelegenheit

Misspelling Variants of "Angelegenheit"

agnelegenheit13aneglegenheit13angeelgenheit13angeleegnheit13angelegehneit13angelegenehit13angelegenheitt14angelegenheti13
Misspelling Variants of "Angelegenheit"

Frequency rank: #4,855 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Angelegenheit"?
"Angelegenheit" is spelled A-N-G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Angelegenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Angelegenheit" means: die Sache, der Fall
What words are commonly confused with "Angelegenheit"?
"Angelegenheit" is commonly confused with "Angelegenheiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Angelegenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Angelegenheit" is [ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Angelegenheit" come from?
"Angelegenheit" 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.