Ankunft

[ˈankʊnft]

/[ˈankʊnft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ankunft” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,486
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Eintreffen an einem bestimmten Ziel; das Ankommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ankunft · Ankunft · German

Ankunft · rank #4,486 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,486
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angabe

Nearest frequency peer: Angabe (-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 „Ankunft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ankunft“ 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).

Ankunft vs anruft
57% similar
Ankunft vs Auskunft
75% similar

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

Key facts for Ankunft
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnkunft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈankʊnft]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,486
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ankunft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ankunftliegt 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: „Angabe“ (#4,485), „anmelden“ (#4,487), „Adolf“ (#4,484). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ankunft“ bei #4,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Ankunft (IPA [ˈankʊnft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,486 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Eintreffen an einem bestimmten Ziel; das Ankommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ankunft, with forms such as "aknunft", "ankkunft", and "anknuft". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "anruft", "Auskunft", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ankunft, spelled A-N-K-U-N-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Eintreffen an einem bestimmten Ziel; das Ankommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Ankunft am Flughafen Berlin-Tegel standen mehrere Busse bereit, um die Passagiere an das Gebäude zu transportieren.
  2. „Meine Mission wird mit unserer Ankunft in Frankreich nicht abgeschlossen sein.“

Synonyms

Eintreffen

Antonyms

AbfahrtAbreise

This word in other languages

arrival(English)llegada(Español)arrivée(Français)chegada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aknunft
  • ankkunft
  • anknuft
  • ankufnt
  • ankunfft
  • ankunftt
  • ankunnft
  • ankuntf
  • annkunft
  • anuknft
  • nakunft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ankunft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aknunft2ankkunft1anknuft2ankufnt2ankunfft1ankunftt1ankunnft1ankuntf2
Edit distance from "Ankunft"

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 "Ankunft"?
"Ankunft" is spelled A-N-K-U-N-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈankʊnft].
What does "Ankunft" mean?
As a noun, "Ankunft" means: das Eintreffen an einem bestimmten Ziel; das Ankommen
What words are commonly confused with "Ankunft"?
"Ankunft" is commonly confused with "anruft", "Auskunft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ankunft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ankunft" is [ˈankʊnft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ankunft" come from?
"Ankunft" 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 "Ankunft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vorerst#4,475termine#4,469Stephan#4,465Germany#4,513

Similar misspelling depth

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

erzeugen11 variantsgoldenen11 variantsMärchen11 variantsfünften11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list