Anna

[aˈnaː]

/[aˈnaː]/ noun

The verdict

“Anna” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,870) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,870
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
1
tracked misspelling
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ehemalige Münze und deren Geldwert in Indien, Pakistan und Sri Lanka

Corpus desk

Index DE-anna · Anna · German

Anna · rank #1,870 · 1 variant · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,870
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 1 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alkohol

Nearest frequency peer: Alkohol (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Anna“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Anna“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Anna vs ans
25% similar
Anna vs aua
25% similar
Anna vs any
25% similar

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

Key facts for Anna
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈnaː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,870
Misspellings tracked1
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Anna“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Annaliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Alkohol“ (#1,869), „blau“ (#1,871), „Zweifel“ (#1,868). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anna“ bei #1,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Anna is neighbouring look-alikes ("ans", "aua", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [aˈnaː]. Frequency #1,870 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 1 likely wrong-spelling variant for Anna, including "anan". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ans", "aua", "any", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Anna, spelled A-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemalige Münze und deren Geldwert in Indien, Pakistan und Sri Lanka
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung verschiedener Gewichtseinheiten in Indien

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anan2
Edit distance from "Anna"

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 "Anna"?
"Anna" is spelled A-N-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈnaː].
What does "Anna" mean?
As a noun, "Anna" means: ehemalige Münze und deren Geldwert in Indien, Pakistan und Sri Lanka
What words are commonly confused with "Anna"?
"Anna" is commonly confused with "ans", "aua", "any". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anna" is [aˈnaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anna" come from?
"Anna" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list