Anklang

[ˈanˌklaŋ]

/[ˈanˌklaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anklang” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,159. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,159
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assoziation mit ähnlichen Lauten

Corpus desk

Index DE-anklang · Anklang · German

Anklang · rank #18,159 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,159
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angeschafft

Nearest frequency peer: angeschafft (-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 „Anklang“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anklang“ 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).

Anklang vs Ausklang
75% similar
Anklang vs Anfang
71% similar
Anklang vs Anhang
71% similar

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

Key facts for Anklang
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnklang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌklaŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,159
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anklang“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anklangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angeschafft“ (#18,158), „anvertraut“ (#18,160), „Anforderung“ (#18,157). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anklang“ bei #18,159. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Anklang (IPA [ˈanˌklaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,159 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anklang, with forms such as "aknlang", "ankalng", and "ankklang". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausklang", "Anfang", "Anhang", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anklang, spelled A-N-K-L-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assoziation mit ähnlichen Lauten
  2. 2
    Zustimmung, Beifall

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie benannten das neue Modell im Anklang an seinen Vorgänger.
  2. Seine Auftritte fanden viel Anklang.

This word in other languages

resonance(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknlang
  • ankalng
  • ankklang
  • anklagn
  • anklangg
  • anklanng
  • ankllang
  • anklnag
  • anlkang
  • annklang
  • naklang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anklang - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aknlang2ankalng2ankklang1anklagn2anklangg1anklanng1ankllang1anklnag2
Edit distance from "Anklang"

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 "Anklang"?
"Anklang" is spelled A-N-K-L-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌklaŋ].
What does "Anklang" mean?
As a noun, "Anklang" means: Assoziation mit ähnlichen Lauten
What words are commonly confused with "Anklang"?
"Anklang" is commonly confused with "Ausklang", "Anfang", "Anhang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anklang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anklang" is [ˈanˌklaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anklang" come from?
"Anklang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

asozial#18,163Airline#18,152auslöst#18,172abnimmt#18,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Übelkeit11 variantsbediente11 variantszusteht11 variantsZigeuner11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list