angreift

/[ˈanˌɡʁaɪ̯ft]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,803

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

angreift is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angreifen Pronounced [ˈanˌɡʁaɪ̯ft]. Often confused with Angriff and antreibt.

Key facts for angreift
PropertyValue
Headwordangreift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌɡʁaɪ̯ft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,803
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for angreift is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌɡʁaɪ̯ft]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,803 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for angreift, with forms such as "agnreift", "angerift", and "anggreift". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Angriff", "antreibt", "aufgreift", 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 angreift, spelled A-N-G-R-E-I-F-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angreifen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angreifen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: agnreift,angerift,anggreift,angrefit,angreifft,angreiftt,angreitf,angrieft,angrreift,anngreift,anrgeift,nagreift

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for angreift

Misspelling Variants of "angreift"

agnreift8angerift8anggreift9angrefit8angreifft9angreiftt9angreitf8angrieft8
Misspelling Variants of "angreift"

Frequency rank: #18,803 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "angreift"?
"angreift" is spelled A-N-G-R-E-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡʁaɪ̯ft].
What does "angreift" mean?
As a verb, "angreift" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angreifen
What words are commonly confused with "angreift"?
"angreift" is commonly confused with "Angriff", "antreibt", "aufgreift". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "angreift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angreift" is [ˈanˌɡʁaɪ̯ft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angreift" come from?
"angreift" 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.