ani
[ˈaːni]
The verdict
“ani” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,175 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,175
- frequency rank, German
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs ano
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ani |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːni] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #36,175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ani” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ani is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːni]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,175 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural des Substantivs ano".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ani, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "at", "as", "AP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ani, spelled A-N-I.
Definition
- 1Plural des Substantivs ano
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.
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Using “ani”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaːni] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “at” - see the side-by-side comparison. ani vs at
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.