Annexion

/[anɛˈksi̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Annexion” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #20,158 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#20,158
frequency rank, German
8
letters
9
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: gewaltsame, widerrechtliche Besetzung, Aneignung, Inbesitznahme eines Staatsgebietes

Key facts for Annexion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnnexion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anɛˈksi̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,158
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Annexion” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Annexion lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Annexion is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [anɛˈksi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,158 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "gewaltsame, widerrechtliche Besetzung, Aneignung, Inbesitznahme eines Staatsgebietes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Annexion, with forms such as "anenxion", "anexion", and "anneixon". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Annexion, spelled A-N-N-E-X-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    gewaltsame, widerrechtliche Besetzung, Aneignung, Inbesitznahme eines Staatsgebietes

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anenxion,anexion,anneixon,annexino,annexionn,annexoin,annexxion,annxeion,nanexion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Annexion — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Annexion"

anenxion2anexion1anneixon2annexino2annexionn1annexoin2annexxion1annxeion2
Edit distance from "Annexion"

Frequency rank: #20,158 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Annexion"?
"Annexion" is spelled A-N-N-E-X-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [anɛˈksi̯oːn].
What does "Annexion" mean?
As a noun, "Annexion" means: gewaltsame, widerrechtliche Besetzung, Aneignung, Inbesitznahme eines Staatsgebietes
What are common misspellings of "Annexion"?
Common misspellings include "anenxion", "anexion", "anneixon", "annexino", "annexionn". The correct spelling is "Annexion".
How do you pronounce "Annexion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Annexion" is [anɛˈksi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Annexion" come from?
"Annexion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Annexion”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-N-E-X-I-O-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [anɛˈksi̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.