Angelegenheit

[ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]

/[ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Angelegenheit” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,855. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,855
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Sache, der Fall

Corpus desk

Index DE-angelegenheit · Angelegenheit · German

Angelegenheit · rank #4,855 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,855
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alice

Nearest frequency peer: alice (-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 „Angelegenheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Angelegenheit“ 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).

Angelegenheit vs Angelegenheiten
87% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Angelegenheit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Angelegenheitliegt 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: „alice“ (#4,854), „Angestellten“ (#4,856), „Adler“ (#4,853). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Angelegenheit“ bei #4,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Angelegenheit (IPA [ˈanɡəˌleːɡn̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,855 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Angelegenheit, with forms such as "agnelegenheit", "aneglegenheit", and "angeelgenheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Angelegenheiten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Angelegenheit, spelled A-N-G-E-L-E-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Angelegenheit sollte morgen erörtert werden.
  2. „Nach 1887 wurde im Ministerium eine Kommission für die Angelegenheiten des Schulbuchs geschaffen; die Beschlußfassung über die Herausgabe, Approbation, Genehmigung der Honorare für die Verfasser, Genehmigung der Preise aller Verlagsartikel, der Lieferungsverträge sowie die Festsetzung der jährlichen Gebarungsüberschüsse und der Armenbücherquote für allge…

This word in other languages

business(English)cuestión(Español)problème(Français)questão(Português)

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

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

agnelegenheit2aneglegenheit2angeelgenheit2angeleegnheit2angelegehneit2angelegenehit2angelegenheitt1angelegenheti2
Edit distance from "Angelegenheit"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list