Anlehnung

/[ˈanˌleːnʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,002

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Anlehnung is aGermannoun. It means: Beziehung, bei der sich jemand oder etwas von der anderen Seite Halt geben/unterstützen lässt Pronounced [ˈanˌleːnʊŋ]. Often confused with Anleitung and Anrechnung.

Key facts for Anlehnung
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HeadwordAnlehnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌleːnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,002
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Anlehnung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anlehnung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌleːnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,002 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anlehnung, with forms such as "alnehnung", "anelhnung", and "anlehhnung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Anleitung", "Anrechnung", "Ablehnung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Anlehnung, spelled A-N-L-E-H-N-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beziehung, bei der sich jemand oder etwas von der anderen Seite Halt geben/unterstützen lässt
  2. 2
    Orientierung nach einem bestimmten Vorbild; das Übernehmen wesentlicher Merkmale von etwas Anderem

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alnehnung,anelhnung,anlehhnung,anlehnnug,anlehnnung,anlehnugn,anlehnungg,anlehnunng,anlehunng,anlenhung,anlhenung,anllehnung,annlehnung,nalehnung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Anlehnung

Misspelling Variants of "Anlehnung"

alnehnung9anelhnung9anlehhnung10anlehnnug9anlehnnung10anlehnugn9anlehnungg10anlehnunng10
Misspelling Variants of "Anlehnung"

Frequency rank: #11,002 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anlehnung"?
"Anlehnung" is spelled A-N-L-E-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌleːnʊŋ].
What does "Anlehnung" mean?
As a noun, "Anlehnung" means: Beziehung, bei der sich jemand oder etwas von der anderen Seite Halt geben/unterstützen lässt
What words are commonly confused with "Anlehnung"?
"Anlehnung" is commonly confused with "Anleitung", "Anrechnung", "Ablehnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anlehnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anlehnung" is [ˈanˌleːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anlehnung" come from?
"Anlehnung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.