Anomalie

[anomaˈliː]

/[anomaˈliː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anomalie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,826. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,826
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Abweichung vom Allgemeinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anomalie · Anomalie · German

Anomalie · rank #23,826 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,826
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anleitungen

Nearest frequency peer: Anleitungen (-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 „Anomalie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anomalie“ 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).

Anomalie vs Anomalien
89% similar
Anomalie vs Amalie
75% similar

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

Key facts for Anomalie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnomalie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anomaˈliː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,826
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anomalie“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anleitungen“ (#23,825), „anpacken“ (#23,827), „anklicken“ (#23,824). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anomalie“ bei #23,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Anomalie (IPA [anomaˈliː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,826 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anomalie, with forms such as "anmoalie", "annomalie", and "anoamlie". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Anomalien", "Amalie", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Anomalie, spelled A-N-O-M-A-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Abweichung vom Allgemeinen
  2. 2
    in der Wissenschaftstheorie von Thomas Kuhn ein Phänomen, das von einem Wissenschaftlichen Paradigma nicht erklärt werden kann
  3. 3
    in relationalen Datenbanken das Fehlverhalten der Datenbank
  4. 4
    im Softwaretest ein Zustand, der vom Erwarteten abweicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Messung traten Anomalien auf.
  2. Ohne die Anomalie des Wassers frören winters alle Flüsse bis auf den Grund, es könnten dann wohl in unseren Breiten keine Fische dauerhaft existieren.

Synonyms

AbweichungAsymmetrieAbnormitätAusnahmeUnregelmäßigkeitRegelwidrigkeitSonderfall

Antonyms

NormalitätRegelfall

This word in other languages

anomaly(English)anomalía(Español)anomalie(Français)anomalia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anmoalie
  • annomalie
  • anoamlie
  • anomaile
  • anomalei
  • anomallie
  • anomlaie
  • anommalie
  • aonmalie
  • naomalie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anomalie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anmoalie2annomalie1anoamlie2anomaile2anomalei2anomallie1anomlaie2anommalie1
Edit distance from "Anomalie"

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 "Anomalie"?
"Anomalie" is spelled A-N-O-M-A-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [anomaˈliː].
What does "Anomalie" mean?
As a noun, "Anomalie" means: eine Abweichung vom Allgemeinen
What words are commonly confused with "Anomalie"?
"Anomalie" is commonly confused with "Anomalien", "Amalie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anomalie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anomalie" is [anomaˈliː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anomalie" come from?
"Anomalie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anpacken#23,827Anekdote#23,823abspielt#23,818Auerbach#23,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

adligen10 variantsbehaart10 variantszahllose10 variantsvölligen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list