Anspannung
[ˈanˌʃpanʊŋ]
The verdict
“Anspannung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,126 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,126
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine psychische oder physische Belastung, aus der Nervosität hervorgeht
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anspannung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃpanʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #19,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Anspannung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Anspannung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃpanʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,126 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine psychische oder physische Belastung, aus der Nervosität hervorgeht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anspannung, with forms such as "annspannung", "anpsannung", and "ansapnnung". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Anspannung, spelled A-N-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1eine psychische oder physische Belastung, aus der Nervosität hervorgeht
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: annspannung,anpsannung,ansapnnung,anspannnug,anspannugn,anspannungg,anspannunng,anspanung,anspanunng,anspnanung,ansppannung,ansspannung,asnpannung,naspannung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anspannung - 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.
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 “Anspannung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌʃpanʊŋ] (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
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.