angle

[ˈaŋlə]

/[ˈaŋlə]/ verb

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The verdict

“angle” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,702
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-angle · angle · German

angle · rank #48,702 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,702
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angeschwollen

Nearest frequency peer: angeschwollen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „angle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „angle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

angle vs Auge
40% similar
angle vs anne
60% similar
angle vs Anke
40% similar

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

Key facts for angle
PropertyValue
Headwordangle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaŋlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,702
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „angle“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).angleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angeschwollen“ (#48,701), „Anlieger“ (#48,703), „angepackt“ (#48,700). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angle“ bei #48,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around angle (IPA [ˈaŋlə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,702 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for angle, with forms such as "agnle", "anggle", and "anglle". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Auge", "anne", "Anke", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is angle, spelled A-N-G-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnle
  • anggle
  • anglle
  • anlge
  • anngle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of angle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

agnle2anggle1anglle1anlge2anngle1
Edit distance from "angle"

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 "angle"?
"angle" is spelled A-N-G-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaŋlə].
What does "angle" mean?
As a verb, "angle" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs angeln
What words are commonly confused with "angle"?
"angle" is commonly confused with "Auge", "anne", "Anke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angle" is [ˈaŋlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angle" come from?
"angle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "angle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ägäis#48,659azure#48,748Weins#48,627bible#48,782

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Alleen5 variantsavis5 variantsCali5 variantsErle5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list