ankokeln
[ˈanˌkoːkl̩n]
The verdict
“ankokeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichtfertig anzünden, leicht anbrennen (lassen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-ankokeln · ankokeln · German
ankokeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ankokeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌkoːkl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ankokeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ankokeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌkoːkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichtfertig anzünden, leicht anbrennen (lassen)".
ankokeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ankokeln, spelled A-N-K-O-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1leichtfertig anzünden, leicht anbrennen (lassen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ankokeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch wenn der Partygast mit einem Tischfeuerwerk die Festtafel ankokelt oder eine Rakete die Blumenkästen auf dem Nachbarbalkon zerstört, zahlt die Haftpflichtversicherung.“
„Ein Teil der Vorderfront aus Holz ist angekokelt, Rußspuren sind auch an den Ziegeln zu sehen.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.