Anhaltspunkt

[ˈanhalt͡sˌpʊŋkt]

/[ˈanhalt͡sˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anhaltspunkt” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,037
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das einen Hinweis für die Richtigkeit einer Annahme gibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-anhaltspunkt · Anhaltspunkt · German

Anhaltspunkt · rank #25,037 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,037
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anhalter

Nearest frequency peer: Anhalter (-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 „Anhaltspunkt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anhaltspunkt“ 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).

Anhaltspunkt vs Anhaltspunkte
92% similar

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

Key facts for Anhaltspunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnhaltspunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanhalt͡sˌpʊŋkt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,037
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anhaltspunkt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anhaltspunktliegt 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: „Anhalter“ (#25,036), „Anordnungen“ (#25,038), „anfühlen“ (#25,035). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anhaltspunkt“ bei #25,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Anhaltspunkt (IPA [ˈanhalt͡sˌpʊŋkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,037 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, das einen Hinweis für die Richtigkeit einer Annahme gibt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anhaltspunkt, with forms such as "ahnaltspunkt", "anahltspunkt", and "anhalltspunkt". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Anhaltspunkte", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Anhaltspunkt, spelled A-N-H-A-L-T-S-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das einen Hinweis für die Richtigkeit einer Annahme gibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Umfragen vor der Wahl geben einige Anhaltspunkte darauf, welche Koalitionen nach der Wahl möglich sein können.
  2. „Meine Anhaltspunkte führten in Sackgassen.“

Antonyms

DiskrepanzWiderspruch

This word in other languages

clue(English)indicio(Español)point de repère(Français)indício(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnaltspunkt
  • anahltspunkt
  • anhalltspunkt
  • anhalstpunkt
  • anhaltpsunkt
  • anhaltspnukt
  • anhaltsppunkt
  • anhaltspuknt
  • anhaltspunkkt
  • anhaltspunktt
  • anhaltspunnkt
  • anhaltspuntk
  • anhaltsspunkt
  • anhaltsupnkt
  • anhalttspunkt
  • anhatlspunkt
  • anhhaltspunkt
  • anhlatspunkt
  • annhaltspunkt
  • nahaltspunkt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anhaltspunkt - 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.

ahnaltspunkt2anahltspunkt2anhalltspunkt1anhalstpunkt2anhaltpsunkt2anhaltspnukt2anhaltsppunkt1anhaltspuknt2
Edit distance from "Anhaltspunkt"

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 "Anhaltspunkt"?
"Anhaltspunkt" is spelled A-N-H-A-L-T-S-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanhalt͡sˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Anhaltspunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Anhaltspunkt" means: etwas, das einen Hinweis für die Richtigkeit einer Annahme gibt
What words are commonly confused with "Anhaltspunkt"?
"Anhaltspunkt" is commonly confused with "Anhaltspunkte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anhaltspunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anhaltspunkt" is [ˈanhalt͡sˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anhaltspunkt" come from?
"Anhaltspunkt" 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 "Anhaltspunkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

atemberaubende20 variantszuzuschreiben20 variantszusammenwirken20 variantszusammenhalten20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list