ankündigen

[ˈanˌkʏndɪɡn̩]

/[ˈanˌkʏndɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ankündigen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,617. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,617
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - darüber informieren, was sein wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-ankundigen · ankündigen · German

ankündigen · rank #22,617 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,617
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angefragt

Nearest frequency peer: angefragt (-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 „ankündigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „ankündigen“ 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).

ankündigen vs ankündigt
80% similar
ankündigen vs ankündigte
80% similar
ankündigen vs Ankündigung
73% similar

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

Key facts for ankündigen
PropertyValue
Headwordankündigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌkʏndɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,617
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ankündigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ankündigenliegt 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: „angefragt“ (#22,616), „Anrede“ (#22,618), „Androhung“ (#22,615). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ankündigen“ bei #22,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ankündigen (IPA [ˈanˌkʏndɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,617 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ankündigen, with forms such as "aknündigen", "ankkündigen", and "anknüdigen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ankündigt", "ankündigte", "Ankündigung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is ankündigen, spelled A-N-K-Ü-N-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    darüber informieren, was sein wird
  2. 2
    erkennen lassen, was kommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wurde angekündigt, dass der Zug ein paar Minuten Verspätung habe.
  2. „Die Hornsignale kündigten die Ankunft des Postreiters von Weitem an und gaben dem nächsten Stafettenreiter Bescheid, der die Sendungen transportieren sollte.“

Synonyms

ankünden

This word in other languages

announce(English)anunciar(Español)annoncer(Français)anunciar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknündigen
  • ankkündigen
  • anknüdigen
  • anküdnigen
  • ankünddigen
  • ankündgien
  • ankündiegn
  • ankündigenn
  • ankündiggen
  • ankündigne
  • ankünidgen
  • ankünndigen
  • annkündigen
  • anükndigen
  • nakündigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ankündigen - 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.

aknündigen2ankkündigen1anknüdigen2anküdnigen2ankünddigen1ankündgien2ankündiegn2ankündigenn1
Edit distance from "ankündigen"

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 "ankündigen"?
"ankündigen" is spelled A-N-K-Ü-N-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌkʏndɪɡn̩].
What does "ankündigen" mean?
As a verb, "ankündigen" means: darüber informieren, was sein wird
What words are commonly confused with "ankündigen"?
"ankündigen" is commonly confused with "ankündigt", "ankündigte", "Ankündigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ankündigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ankündigen" is [ˈanˌkʏndɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ankündigen" come from?
"ankündigen" 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 "ankündigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

auftauchte#22,630abschätzen#22,599Babelsberg#22,637Abenteurer#22,596

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

bleibenden15 variantsWanderwege15 variantsVolksmund15 variantsvertrauter15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list