ankamen

/[ˈanˌkaːmən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,415

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

ankamen is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen Pronounced [ˈanˌkaːmən]. Often confused with Anlagen and ansagen.

Key facts for ankamen
PropertyValue
Headwordankamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌkaːmən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,415
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ankamen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌkaːmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,415 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for ankamen, with forms such as "aknamen", "anakmen", and "ankaemn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlagen", "ansagen", "Annalen", and more, 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 ankamen, spelled A-N-K-A-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aknamen,anakmen,ankaemn,ankamenn,ankammen,ankamne,ankkamen,ankmaen,annkamen,nakamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ankamen

Misspelling Variants of "ankamen"

aknamen7anakmen7ankaemn7ankamenn8ankammen8ankamne7ankkamen8ankmaen7
Misspelling Variants of "ankamen"

Frequency rank: #23,415 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ankamen"?
"ankamen" is spelled A-N-K-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌkaːmən].
What does "ankamen" mean?
As a verb, "ankamen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ankommen
What words are commonly confused with "ankamen"?
"ankamen" is commonly confused with "Anlagen", "ansagen", "Annalen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ankamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ankamen" is [ˈanˌkaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ankamen" come from?
"ankamen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.