animal

[aniˈmaːl]

/[aniˈmaːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“animal” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,212. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,212
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Art und Weise eines Tieres, sich auf ein Tier beziehend, zu einem Tier gehörig

Corpus desk

Index DE-animal · animal · German

animal · rank #17,212 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,212
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angriffs

Nearest frequency peer: Angriffs (-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 „animal“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „animal“ 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).

animal vs Anime
50% similar
animal vs Anita
50% similar
animal vs Animes
50% similar

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

Key facts for animal
PropertyValue
Headwordanimal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aniˈmaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,212
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „animal“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.animalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Angriffs“ (#17,211), „angestiegen“ (#17,210), „anmerken“ (#17,214). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „animal“ bei #17,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around animal (IPA [aniˈmaːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,212 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for animal, with forms such as "ainmal", "aniaml", and "animall". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anime", "Anita", "Animes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is animal, spelled A-N-I-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Art und Weise eines Tieres, sich auf ein Tier beziehend, zu einem Tier gehörig
  2. 2
    sich auf die biologische oder instinktive Natur des Menschen beziehend

Synonyms

animalischtierisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ainmal
  • aniaml
  • animall
  • animla
  • animmal
  • anmial
  • annimal
  • naimal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of animal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ainmal2aniaml2animall1animla2animmal1anmial2annimal1naimal2
Edit distance from "animal"

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 "animal"?
"animal" is spelled A-N-I-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aniˈmaːl].
What does "animal" mean?
As an adjective, "animal" means: in der Art und Weise eines Tieres, sich auf ein Tier beziehend, zu einem Tier gehörig
What words are commonly confused with "animal"?
"animal" is commonly confused with "Anime", "Anita", "Animes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "animal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animal" is [aniˈmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animal" come from?
"animal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "animal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angelo#17,209around#17,218abgibt#17,204Atmung#17,220

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Zweige8 variantsTieres8 variantserregte8 variantsgrauer8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list