Angewohnheit
[ˈanɡəˌvoːnhaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Angewohnheit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,431 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,431
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Angewohnheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanɡəˌvoːnhaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #33,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Angewohnheit” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Angewohnheit is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanɡəˌvoːnhaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,431 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Angewohnheit, with forms such as "agnewohnheit", "anegwohnheit", and "angeowhnheit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Angewohnheit, spelled A-N-G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Handlung, die zur Routine wurde und immer wieder, oft unbewusst, wiederholt wird
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: agnewohnheit,anegwohnheit,angeowhnheit,angewhonheit,angewohhneit,angewohhnheit,angewohnehit,angewohnheitt,angewohnheti,angewohnhheit,angewohnhiet,angewohnnheit,angewonhheit,angewwohnheit,anggewohnheit,angweohnheit,anngewohnheit,nagewohnheit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Angewohnheit - 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.
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.
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Using “Angewohnheit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-G-E-W-O-H-N-H-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanɡəˌvoːnhaɪ̯t] (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.