anhängig

Name: anhängig, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈanhɛŋɪç]

/[ˈanhɛŋɪç]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“anhängig” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,356
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eigenschaft eines Vorgangs nach Befassung einer für den Vorgang entscheidenden Stelle. Bei der Stelle handelt es sich in der Regel um ein Gericht oder eine Behörde gelegentlich jedoch auch um zivil...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

anhängig vs Anhang

50% similar

anhängig vs Anhänge

63% similar

anhängig vs Anhänger

63% similar

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

Key facts for anhängig
Property	Value
Headword	anhängig
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈanhɛŋɪç]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#37,356
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anhängig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anhängig lands here:

#37,356

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around anhängig (IPA [ˈanhɛŋɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,356 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for anhängig, with forms such as "ahnängig", "anhhängig", and "anhnägig". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Anhang", "Anhänge", "Anhänger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is anhängig, spelled A-N-H-Ä-N-G-I-G.

Definition

1
Eigenschaft eines Vorgangs nach Befassung einer für den Vorgang entscheidenden Stelle. Bei der Stelle handelt es sich in der Regel um ein Gericht oder eine Behörde gelegentlich jedoch auch um zivile Einrichtungen oder Personen.
2
Eigenschaft einer Klage nach Einreichung der Klageschrift bei Gericht und vor Rechtshängigkeit, d.h. vor Zustellung ihrer beglaubigten Abschrift bei der gegnerischen Partei.
3
Eigenschaft eines Gegenstandes oder Sachverhalts, der mit einem anderen Gegenstand oder Sachverhalt etwas zu tun hat.
4
Eigenschaft einer Person, die Anhänger einer bestimmten Anschauung, Organisation oder Person ist.

Antonyms

rechtshängig

This word in other languages

pendent(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ahnängig
anhhängig
anhnägig
anhägnig
anhänggi
anhänggig
anhängigg
anhänigg
anhänngig
annhängig
anähngig
nahängig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anhängig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "anhängig"

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 "anhängig"?

"anhängig" is spelled A-N-H-Ä-N-G-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanhɛŋɪç].

What does "anhängig" mean?

As an adjective, "anhängig" means: Eigenschaft eines Vorgangs nach Befassung einer für den Vorgang entscheidenden Stelle. Bei der Stelle handelt es sich in der Regel um ein Gericht oder eine Behörde gelegentlich jedoch auch um zivil...

What words are commonly confused with "anhängig"?

"anhängig" is commonly confused with "Anhang", "Anhänge", "Anhänger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "anhängig"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anhängig" is [ˈanhɛŋɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "anhängig" come from?

"anhängig" 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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Using “anhängig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is A-N-H-Ä-N-G-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈanhɛŋɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Anhang” - see the side-by-side comparison. anhängig vs Anhang
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.