angina
The verdict
“angina” is uncommon German (frequency #58,542 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,542
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entzündung des Rachens; Halsentzündung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angina |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,542 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “angina” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
angina is uncommon German at frequency #58,542 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
angina has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is angina, spelled A-N-G-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Entzündung des Rachens; Halsentzündung
- 2Bedrückung, Beklemmung
Synonyms
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 “angina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-G-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.