Ansage

[ˈanzaːɡə]

/[ˈanzaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ansage” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,446. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,446
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck

Corpus desk

Index DE-ansage · Ansage · German

Ansage · rank #12,446 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,446
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angetreten

Nearest frequency peer: angetreten (-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 „Ansage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Ansage“ 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).

Ansage vs ansah
50% similar
Ansage vs Ansatz
67% similar
Ansage vs ansehe
50% similar

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

Key facts for Ansage
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnsage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanzaːɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,446
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ansage“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angetreten“ (#12,445), „Ansbach“ (#12,447), „angeln“ (#12,444). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ansage“ bei #12,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ansage (IPA [ˈanzaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,446 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ansage, with forms such as "anasge", "annsage", and "ansaeg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ansah", "Ansatz", "ansehe", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ansage, spelled A-N-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch den Lautsprecher kam die Ansage: Alle Schüler versammeln sich auf dem Pausenhof.
  2. „Bei der EM werden die Auszeiten für das TV gefilmt, dabei sind auch taktische Ansagen zu hören.“

Synonyms

AnkündigungBekanntmachungVerkündung

This word in other languages

announcement(English)anuncio(Español)annonce(Français)anúncio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anasge
  • annsage
  • ansaeg
  • ansagge
  • ansgae
  • anssage
  • asnage
  • nasage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anasge2annsage1ansaeg2ansagge1ansgae2anssage1asnage2nasage2
Edit distance from "Ansage"

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 "Ansage"?
"Ansage" is spelled A-N-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanzaːɡə].
What does "Ansage" mean?
As a noun, "Ansage" means: Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck
What words are commonly confused with "Ansage"?
"Ansage" is commonly confused with "ansah", "Ansatz", "ansehe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ansage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ansage" is [ˈanzaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ansage" come from?
"Ansage" 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 "Ansage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angeln#12,444apollo#12,449abgeht#12,433avenue#12,462

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Worms8 variantsHymne8 variantsschob8 variantsScham8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list