Anke
German, noun/ˈaŋkə/
Anke is spelled A-N-K-E (4 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written German, the 16,674th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anke is a German feminine noun meaning “nape of the neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nacken”.
What does Anke mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinerarenape of the neck
noun
- 1
masculinelake trout (Salmo trutta lacustris)
noun
- 1
masculinebutter
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nacken
noun: 1. Werkzeug eines Goldschmieds zur Druckpolitur 2. Lachsforelle 3. Butter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Anke
- Anken genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anke?
- /ˈaŋkə/
- [ˈaŋkə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anke
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anke in German?
Anke appears 3.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).