Ansbach

/[ˈansbax]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,447

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Ansbach is aGermanname. It means: kreisfreie Stadt in Bayern Pronounced [ˈansbax]. Often confused with ausbrach and ansprach.

Key facts for Ansbach
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnsbach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈansbax]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,447
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Ansbach in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ansbach is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈansbax]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,447 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kreisfreie Stadt in Bayern".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Ansbach, with forms such as "anbsach", "annsbach", and "ansabch". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ausbrach", "ansprach", "ansah", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Ansbach, spelled A-N-S-B-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kreisfreie Stadt in Bayern

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anbsach,annsbach,ansabch,ansbacch,ansbachh,ansbahc,ansbbach,ansbcah,anssbach,asnbach,nasbach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Ansbach

Misspelling Variants of "Ansbach"

anbsach7annsbach8ansabch7ansbacch8ansbachh8ansbahc7ansbbach8ansbcah7
Misspelling Variants of "Ansbach"

Frequency rank: #12,447 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ansbach"?
"Ansbach" is spelled A-N-S-B-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈansbax].
What does "Ansbach" mean?
As a name, "Ansbach" means: kreisfreie Stadt in Bayern
What words are commonly confused with "Ansbach"?
"Ansbach" is commonly confused with "ausbrach", "ansprach", "ansah". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ansbach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ansbach" is [ˈansbax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ansbach" come from?
"Ansbach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.