angetan

/[ˈanɡəˌtaːn]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,569

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

angetan is anGermanadj. It means: von jemandem oder etwas angenehm berührt Pronounced [ˈanɡəˌtaːn]. It ranks #7,569 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ängsten and Angela.

Key facts for angetan
PropertyValue
Headwordangetan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈanɡəˌtaːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,569
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for angetan is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanɡəˌtaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,569 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for angetan, with forms such as "agnetan", "anegtan", and "angeatn". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Ängsten", "Angela", "angeln", and more, 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 angetan, spelled A-N-G-E-T-A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    von jemandem oder etwas angenehm berührt
  2. 2
    für etwas geeignet

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnetan,anegtan,angeatn,angetann,angetna,angettan,anggetan,angtean,anngetan,nagetan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for angetan

Misspelling Variants of "angetan"

agnetan7anegtan7angeatn7angetann8angetna7angettan8anggetan8angtean7
Misspelling Variants of "angetan"

Frequency rank: #7,569 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "angetan"?
"angetan" is spelled A-N-G-E-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanɡəˌtaːn].
What does "angetan" mean?
As an adj, "angetan" means: von jemandem oder etwas angenehm berührt
What words are commonly confused with "angetan"?
"angetan" is commonly confused with "Ängsten", "Angela", "angeln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angetan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angetan" is [ˈanɡəˌtaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angetan" come from?
"angetan" 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.