angespannten

Name: angespannten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩]

/[ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“angespannten” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,784
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

angespannten vs angespannt

83% similar

angespannten vs angespannte

92% similar

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

Key facts for angespannten
Property	Value
Headword	angespannten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#39,784
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “angespannten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). angespannten lands here:

#39,784

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around angespannten (IPA [ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,784 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for angespannten, with forms such as "agnespannten", "anegspannten", and "angepsannten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "angespannt", "angespannte", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is angespannten, spelled A-N-G-E-S-P-A-N-N-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

agnespannten
anegspannten
angepsannten
angesapnnten
angespannetn
angespanntenn
angespanntne
angespanntten
angespanten
angespantnen
angespnanten
angesppannten
angesspannten
anggespannten
angsepannten
anngespannten
nagespannten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angespannten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "angespannten"

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 "angespannten"?

"angespannten" is spelled A-N-G-E-S-P-A-N-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩].

What does "angespannten" mean?

As an adjective, "angespannten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs angespannt

What words are commonly confused with "angespannten"?

"angespannten" is commonly confused with "angespannt", "angespannte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "angespannten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angespannten" is [ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "angespannten" come from?

"angespannten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “angespannten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-N-G-E-S-P-A-N-N-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈanɡəˌʃpantn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “angespannt” - see the side-by-side comparison. angespannten vs angespannt
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Same frequency band

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.