ansa
The verdict
“ansa” is uncommon German (frequency #99,467 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,467
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Griff, Henkel
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ansa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #99,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ansa” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ansa is uncommon German at frequency #99,467 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Griff, Henkel".
No misspelling variants are generated for ansa in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 ansa, spelled A-N-S-A.
Definition
- 1Griff, Henkel
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.
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Using “ansa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.