Anspielung

[ˈanˌʃpiːlʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌʃpiːlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anspielung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,808
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein beiläufiger, subtiler Verweis

Corpus desk

Index DE-anspielung · Anspielung · German

Anspielung · rank #11,808 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,808
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anlauf

Nearest frequency peer: Anlauf (-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 „Anspielung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anspielung“ 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).

Anspielung vs Anspielungen
83% similar
Anspielung vs anspielen
70% similar
Anspielung vs Ansiedlung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Anspielung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnspielung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌʃpiːlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,808
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anspielung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anspielungliegt 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: „Anlauf“ (#11,807), „Arbeitslosen“ (#11,809), „Anhieb“ (#11,806). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anspielung“ bei #11,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Anspielung (IPA [ˈanˌʃpiːlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,808 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein beiläufiger, subtiler Verweis".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anspielung, with forms such as "annspielung", "anpsielung", and "ansipelung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Anspielungen", "anspielen", "Ansiedlung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Anspielung, spelled A-N-S-P-I-E-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein beiläufiger, subtiler Verweis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. War das gerade eine Anspielung auf meine ethnische Herkunft?
  2. „Schon die erste Pointe, eigentlich war es nur eine Anspielung, wurde durch ein Gelächter vorweggenommen, das mich erschreckte.“

Synonyms

Andeutung

This word in other languages

allusion(English)insinuación(Español)allusion(Français)insinuação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annspielung
  • anpsielung
  • ansipelung
  • anspeilung
  • anspiellung
  • anspielnug
  • anspielugn
  • anspielungg
  • anspielunng
  • anspieulng
  • anspileung
  • ansppielung
  • ansspielung
  • asnpielung
  • naspielung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

annspielung1anpsielung2ansipelung2anspeilung2anspiellung1anspielnug2anspielugn2anspielungg1
Edit distance from "Anspielung"

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 "Anspielung"?
"Anspielung" is spelled A-N-S-P-I-E-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃpiːlʊŋ].
What does "Anspielung" mean?
As a noun, "Anspielung" means: ein beiläufiger, subtiler Verweis
What words are commonly confused with "Anspielung"?
"Anspielung" is commonly confused with "Anspielungen", "anspielen", "Ansiedlung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anspielung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anspielung" is [ˈanˌʃpiːlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anspielung" come from?
"Anspielung" 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 "Anspielung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abstammung#11,803Ausweitung#11,814auswärtige#11,815beinhalten#11,822

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Volksbank15 variantsVermeidung15 variantsunzähligen15 variantstypischer15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list