ankäme

[ˈanˌkɛːmə]

/[ˈanˌkɛːmə]/ verb

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The verdict

“ankäme” is uncommon German (frequency #99,464 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,464
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ankame · ankäme · German

ankäme · rank #99,464 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,464
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anhaftet

Nearest frequency peer: anhaftet (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ankäme“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ankäme“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ankäme
PropertyValue
Headwordankäme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌkɛːmə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ankäme“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ankämefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anhaftet“ (#99,463), „anlasten“ (#99,465), „anglikanische“ (#99,462). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ankäme“ bei #99,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ankäme is uncommon German at frequency #99,464 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌkɛːmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ankäme, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ankäme, spelled A-N-K-Ä-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen

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 "ankäme"?
"ankäme" is spelled A-N-K-Ä-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌkɛːmə].
What does "ankäme" mean?
As a verb, "ankäme" means: 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen
How do you pronounce "ankäme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ankäme" is [ˈanˌkɛːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ankäme" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Anglia#99,461Ararat#99,473ampera#99,454ataxie#99,484

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list