Änigma
[ɛˈnɪɡma]
The verdict
“Änigma” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-anigma · Änigma · German
Änigma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ä" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Änigma |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛˈnɪɡma] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Änigma“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Änigma is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛˈnɪɡma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist".
No misspelling variants are generated for Änigma in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Änigma, spelled Ä-N-I-G-M-A.
Definition
- 1Aufgabe, in Form einer Frage oder auch in graphischer Form, die durch Raten und Nachdenken zu lösen ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Änigma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit dem intellektuellen Änigma und der unendlichen Linie hat der Kardinal die etwas zwielichtigen Buchstabenspekulationen auf ihre letzte, tiefste Grundlage zurückgeführt und die Grenze aller Einbildungskraft und Vernunft abgesteckt.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.