animals

/[ˈænɪml̩z]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,176

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

animals is aGermannoun. It means: Plural des Substantivs animal Pronounced [ˈænɪml̩z]. Often confused with Animes and animal.

Key facts for animals
PropertyValue
Headwordanimals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈænɪml̩z]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,176
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for animals is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈænɪml̩z]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,176 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 animal".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for animals, with forms such as "ainmals", "aniamls", and "animalls". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Animes", "animal", 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 animals, spelled A-N-I-M-A-L-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs animal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ainmals,aniamls,animalls,animalss,animasl,animlas,animmals,anmials,annimals,naimals

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for animals

Misspelling Variants of "animals"

ainmals7aniamls7animalls8animalss8animasl7animlas7animmals8anmials7
Misspelling Variants of "animals"

Frequency rank: #36,176 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "animals"?
"animals" is spelled A-N-I-M-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈænɪml̩z].
What does "animals" mean?
As a noun, "animals" means: Plural des Substantivs animal
What words are commonly confused with "animals"?
"animals" is commonly confused with "Animes", "animal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "animals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animals" is [ˈænɪml̩z]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animals" come from?
"animals" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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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.