ankotzen
[ˈanˌkɔt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“ankotzen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in Richtung von jemandem/etwas erbrechen und dadurch mit Erbrochenem besudeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ankotzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌkɔt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ankotzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ankotzen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌkɔt͡sn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ankotzen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 ankotzen, spelled A-N-K-O-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1in Richtung von jemandem/etwas erbrechen und dadurch mit Erbrochenem besudeln
- 2bei jemandem Ekel, Abscheu, Widerwillen oder Ärger erregen
- 3jemanden heftig anfahren, anschreien
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ankotzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-K-O-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌkɔt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.