Ankläger

[ˈanˌklɛːɡɐ]

/[ˈanˌklɛːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ankläger” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,424. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,424
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die im Gericht die Anklage vertritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-anklager · Ankläger · German

Ankläger · rank #31,424 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,424
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angepassten

Nearest frequency peer: angepassten (-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 „Ankläger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ankläger“ 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).

Ankläger vs Anlage
63% similar
Ankläger vs Anlagen
63% similar
Ankläger vs Anleger
75% similar

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

Key facts for Ankläger
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnkläger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌklɛːɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,424
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ankläger“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angepassten“ (#31,423), „anpasst“ (#31,425), „angeeignet“ (#31,422). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ankläger“ bei #31,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Ankläger (IPA [ˈanˌklɛːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,424 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die im Gericht die Anklage vertritt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ankläger, with forms such as "aknläger", "ankkläger", and "anklgäer". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlage", "Anlagen", "Anleger", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ankläger, spelled A-N-K-L-Ä-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die im Gericht die Anklage vertritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Barry Roux geht von Anfang an auf Angriff: In seinem Schlussplädoyer beschuldigt Pistorius' Verteidiger Staatsanwalt Gerrie Nel schwer. […] Dann nimmt der Anwalt die Beweisführung des Anklägers auseinander.“
  2. „Punkt für Punkt geht Roux die Anschuldigungen, die Ankläger Nel gestern erhob, durch.“

Synonyms

AnklagevertreterStaatsanwalt

This word in other languages

accuser(English)acusador(Español)accusateur(Français)acusador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknläger
  • ankkläger
  • anklgäer
  • anklläger
  • ankläegr
  • anklägerr
  • anklägger
  • anklägre
  • ankälger
  • anlkäger
  • annkläger
  • nakläger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aknläger2ankkläger1anklgäer2anklläger1ankläegr2anklägerr1anklägger1anklägre2
Edit distance from "Ankläger"

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 "Ankläger"?
"Ankläger" is spelled A-N-K-L-Ä-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌklɛːɡɐ].
What does "Ankläger" mean?
As a noun, "Ankläger" means: Person, die im Gericht die Anklage vertritt
What words are commonly confused with "Ankläger"?
"Ankläger" is commonly confused with "Anlage", "Anlagen", "Anleger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ankläger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ankläger" is [ˈanˌklɛːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ankläger" come from?
"Ankläger" 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 "Ankläger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list