Anmerkung

[ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Anmerkung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,021
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schriftlich oder mündlich zusätzlich gegebene Information

Corpus desk

Index DE-anmerkung · Anmerkung · German

Anmerkung · rank #8,021 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,021
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aktuelles

Nearest frequency peer: aktuelles (-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 „Anmerkung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anmerkung“ 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).

Anmerkung vs Anmerkungen
82% similar
Anmerkung vs Änderung
67% similar
Anmerkung vs anmerken
67% similar

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

Key facts for Anmerkung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnmerkung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,021
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anmerkung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Anmerkungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „aktuelles“ (#8,020), „Anstalt“ (#8,022), „agieren“ (#8,019). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anmerkung“ bei #8,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Anmerkung (IPA [ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,021 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anmerkung, with forms such as "amnerkung", "anemrkung", and "anmekrung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anmerkungen", "Änderung", "anmerken", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Anmerkung, spelled A-N-M-E-R-K-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    schriftlich oder mündlich zusätzlich gegebene Information
  2. 2
    ein gegebener Zusatz zu einer Textstelle als ein Beleg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Ende befindet sich noch eine Anmerkung zu den verwendeten Quellen.
  2. „Doch ehe wir die marxistische Theorie mit sanftem Nachdruck korrigieren, wird eine Anmerkung zu einem beliebten Gemeinplatz fällig.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnerkung
  • anemrkung
  • anmekrung
  • anmerkkung
  • anmerknug
  • anmerkugn
  • anmerkungg
  • anmerkunng
  • anmerrkung
  • anmerukng
  • anmmerkung
  • anmrekung
  • annmerkung
  • namerkung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amnerkung2anemrkung2anmekrung2anmerkkung1anmerknug2anmerkugn2anmerkungg1anmerkunng1
Edit distance from "Anmerkung"

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 "Anmerkung"?
"Anmerkung" is spelled A-N-M-E-R-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ].
What does "Anmerkung" mean?
As a noun, "Anmerkung" means: schriftlich oder mündlich zusätzlich gegebene Information
What words are commonly confused with "Anmerkung"?
"Anmerkung" is commonly confused with "Anmerkungen", "Änderung", "anmerken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anmerkung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anmerkung" is [ˈanˌmɛʁkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anmerkung" come from?
"Anmerkung" 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 "Anmerkung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list