Anleitung

/[ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,677

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Anleitung is aGermannoun. It means: schriftliche Erklärung, wie etwas zu benutzen ist Pronounced [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. It ranks #5,677 in German word frequency. Often confused with Anweisung and Anleitungen.

Key facts for Anleitung
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HeadwordAnleitung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,677
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anleitung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,677 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Anleitung, with forms such as "alneitung", "anelitung", and "anleitnug". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Anweisung", "Anleitungen", "Anbetung", and more, 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 Anleitung, spelled A-N-L-E-I-T-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
    schriftliche Erklärung, wie etwas zu benutzen ist
  2. 2
    Unterweisung durch eine Person

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: alneitung,anelitung,anleitnug,anleittung,anleitugn,anleitungg,anleitunng,anleiutng,anletiung,anlietung,anlleitung,annleitung,naleitung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Anleitung

Misspelling Variants of "Anleitung"

alneitung9anelitung9anleitnug9anleittung10anleitugn9anleitungg10anleitunng10anleiutng9
Misspelling Variants of "Anleitung"

Frequency rank: #5,677 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anleitung"?
"Anleitung" is spelled A-N-L-E-I-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ].
What does "Anleitung" mean?
As a noun, "Anleitung" means: schriftliche Erklärung, wie etwas zu benutzen ist
What words are commonly confused with "Anleitung"?
"Anleitung" is commonly confused with "Anweisung", "Anleitungen", "Anbetung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anleitung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anleitung" is [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anleitung" come from?
"Anleitung" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.