Angriff

[ˈanˌɡʁɪf]

/[ˈanˌɡʁɪf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Angriff” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,689
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgehen gegen einen Gegner oder Feind

Corpus desk

Index DE-angriff · Angriff · German

Angriff · rank #1,689 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,689
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH übernehmen

Nearest frequency peer: übernehmen (-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 „Angriff“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Angriff“ 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).

Angriff vs anrief
57% similar
Angriff vs Anpfiff
71% similar
Angriff vs Angriffe
88% similar

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

Key facts for Angriff
PropertyValue
HeadwordAngriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌɡʁɪf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,689
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Angriff“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Angriffliegt 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: „übernehmen“ (#1,688), „bekam“ (#1,690), „öffentliche“ (#1,687). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Angriff“ bei #1,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Angriff (IPA [ˈanˌɡʁɪf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,689 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Angriff, with forms such as "agnriff", "anggriff", and "angirff". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "anrief", "Anpfiff", "Angriffe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Angriff, spelled A-N-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgehen gegen einen Gegner oder Feind
  2. 2
    die Mannschaft beziehungsweise der Spieler, die/der zum Beispiel gerade im Ballbesitz ist oder gerade viel Druck auf den sportlichen Gegner ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Angriff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Angriff deckt eine breite Palette ab. Ein Angriff kann eine einfache Beleidigung aber auch ein Weltkrieg sein.
  2. „In dem Buch ‚Heimatlose Kinder‘ schildert Freud, wie sie in dem von ihr gegründeten Kinderheim »Hampstead Nurseries« während der Angriffe der deutschen Luftwaffe auf London kleine Kinder betreute, die dort Schutz vor Bombardierungen fanden, dafür aber von ihren in die Kriegswirtschaft eingebundenen Müttern getrennt werden mussten.“

Synonyms

AnfeindungAnschlagAnsturmAttackeEinmarschErstürmungInvasionOffensiveSturmVerleumdungVorstoßOffenseOffensive

Antonyms

AbwehrNichtangriffVerteidigung

This word in other languages

attack(English)acometida(Español)attaque(Français)ataque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnriff
  • anggriff
  • angirff
  • angrfif
  • angrif
  • angrriff
  • anngriff
  • anrgiff
  • nagriff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

agnriff2anggriff1angirff2angrfif2angrif1angrriff1anngriff1anrgiff2
Edit distance from "Angriff"

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 "Angriff"?
"Angriff" is spelled A-N-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡʁɪf].
What does "Angriff" mean?
As a noun, "Angriff" means: Vorgehen gegen einen Gegner oder Feind
What words are commonly confused with "Angriff"?
"Angriff" is commonly confused with "anrief", "Anpfiff", "Angriffe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Angriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Angriff" is [ˈanˌɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Angriff" come from?
"Angriff" 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 "Angriff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

einiges#1,692geplant#1,696stärker#1,678Letzter#1,702

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Karriere9 variantsschafft9 variantsselben9 variantstreten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list