Anhänger

/[ˈanˌhɛŋɐ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,230

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Anhänger is aGermannoun. It means: Fahrzeug, das über keinen eigenen Antrieb verfügt und hinter Kraftfahrzeugen mitgeführt wird Pronounced [ˈanˌhɛŋɐ]. It ranks #2,230 in German word frequency. Often confused with anhängig and Anhängern.

Key facts for Anhänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnhänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌhɛŋɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,230
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anhänger is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌhɛŋɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,230 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 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 Anhänger, with forms such as "ahnänger", "anhhänger", and "anhnäger". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "anhängig", "Anhängern", "Anhängsel", 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 Anhänger, spelled A-N-H-Ä-N-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrzeug, das über keinen eigenen Antrieb verfügt und hinter Kraftfahrzeugen mitgeführt wird
  2. 2
    Schmuckstück, das an einem Band oder an einer Kette befestigt wird
  3. 3
    Namensschild für Gepäckstücke
  4. 4
    Band zum Anhängen eines Kleidungsstückes oder Ähnliches
  5. 5
    Person, die einer Gruppe oder einer Partei angehört beziehungsweise diese unterstützt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahnänger,anhhänger,anhnäger,anhägner,anhänegr,anhängerr,anhängger,anhängre,anhännger,annhänger,anähnger,nahänger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Anhänger

Misspelling Variants of "Anhänger"

ahnänger8anhhänger9anhnäger8anhägner8anhänegr8anhängerr9anhängger9anhängre8
Misspelling Variants of "Anhänger"

Frequency rank: #2,230 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anhänger"?
"Anhänger" is spelled A-N-H-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌhɛŋɐ].
What does "Anhänger" mean?
As a noun, "Anhänger" means: Fahrzeug, das über keinen eigenen Antrieb verfügt und hinter Kraftfahrzeugen mitgeführt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Anhänger"?
"Anhänger" is commonly confused with "anhängig", "Anhängern", "Anhängsel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anhänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anhänger" is [ˈanˌhɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anhänger" come from?
"Anhänger" 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.