Anklage

[ˈanˌklaːɡə]

/[ˈanˌklaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anklage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,564. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,564
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antrag auf Strafverfolgung

Corpus desk

Index DE-anklage · Anklage · German

Anklage · rank #5,564 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,564
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angelegenheit…

Nearest frequency peer: Angelegenheiten (-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 „Anklage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anklage“ 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).

Anklage vs Anlage
86% similar
Anklage vs Ansage
71% similar
Anklage vs Auflage
71% similar

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

Key facts for Anklage
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnklage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌklaːɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,564
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anklage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Anklageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Angelegenheiten“ (#5,563), „Architekten“ (#5,565), „Angehörige“ (#5,562). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anklage“ bei #5,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Anklage (IPA [ˈanˌklaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,564 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anklage, with forms such as "aknlage", "ankalge", and "ankklage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlage", "Ansage", "Auflage", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anklage, spelled A-N-K-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antrag auf Strafverfolgung
  2. 2
    Beschuldigung einer Person, etwas Schlimmes getan zu haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Anklage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Staatsanwaltschaft erhebt nun Anklage wegen Nötigung.
  2. Trotz der vielen Tatverdächtigen kam es nur in zwei Fällen zu Anklagen.

Synonyms

KlageAnschuldigungBeschuldigung

Antonyms

Verteidigung

This word in other languages

accusal(English)acusación(Español)accusation(Français)acusação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknlage
  • ankalge
  • ankklage
  • anklaeg
  • anklagge
  • anklgae
  • ankllage
  • anlkage
  • annklage
  • naklage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aknlage2ankalge2ankklage1anklaeg2anklagge1anklgae2ankllage1anlkage2
Edit distance from "Anklage"

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 "Anklage"?
"Anklage" is spelled A-N-K-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌklaːɡə].
What does "Anklage" mean?
As a noun, "Anklage" means: Antrag auf Strafverfolgung
What words are commonly confused with "Anklage"?
"Anklage" is commonly confused with "Anlage", "Ansage", "Auflage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anklage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anklage" is [ˈanˌklaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anklage" come from?
"Anklage" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

beweist#5,570wundern#5,554Warnung#5,551südlich#5,541

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

eröffnen10 variantsgeklaut10 variantsscience10 variantskatalog10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list