angelsächsisch
[ˈaŋl̩ˌzɛksɪʃ]
The verdict
“angelsächsisch” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bezogen auf das Volk der Angelsachsen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angelsächsisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaŋl̩ˌzɛksɪʃ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “angelsächsisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for angelsächsisch is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaŋl̩ˌzɛksɪʃ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for angelsächsisch, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is angelsächsisch, spelled A-N-G-E-L-S-Ä-C-H-S-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1bezogen auf das Volk der Angelsachsen
- 2auf die angelsächsische Sprache (das Angelsächsische) bezogen
- 3eine Kultur betreffend, die von englischer Sprache und Einwanderung geprägt ist
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “angelsächsisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-G-E-L-S-Ä-C-H-S-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaŋl̩ˌzɛksɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.