Anstalt

[ˈanˌʃtalt]

/[ˈanˌʃtalt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anstalt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,022. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,022
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Einrichtung in öffentlicher Trägerschaft zur Unterbringung einer bestimmten Personengruppe; Heim

Corpus desk

Index DE-anstalt · Anstalt · German

Anstalt · rank #8,022 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,022
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anmerkung

Nearest frequency peer: Anmerkung (-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 „Anstalt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anstalt“ 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).

Anstalt vs Anwalt
71% similar
Anstalt vs anstatt
71% similar
Anstalt vs Anstand
71% similar

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

Key facts for Anstalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnstalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌʃtalt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,022
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anstalt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anstaltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anmerkung“ (#8,021), „ausgetauscht“ (#8,023), „aktuelles“ (#8,020). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anstalt“ bei #8,022. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Anstalt (IPA [ˈanˌʃtalt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,022 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anstalt, with forms such as "annstalt", "ansatlt", and "ansstalt". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Anwalt", "anstatt", "Anstand", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Anstalt, spelled A-N-S-T-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Einrichtung in öffentlicher Trägerschaft zur Unterbringung einer bestimmten Personengruppe; Heim
  2. 2
    eine Institution in öffentlicher Trägerschaft für bestimmte Dienstleistungen gegenüber Außenstehenden
  3. 3
    psychiatrische Klinik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ZDF ist eine öffentlich-rechtliche Anstalt.
  2. Der gehört ja in eine Anstalt.

Synonyms

Heim

This word in other languages

institute(English)institución(Español)établissement(Français)instituição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annstalt
  • ansatlt
  • ansstalt
  • anstallt
  • anstaltt
  • anstatl
  • anstlat
  • ansttalt
  • antsalt
  • asntalt
  • nastalt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anstalt - 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.

annstalt1ansatlt2ansstalt1anstallt1anstaltt1anstatl2anstlat2ansttalt1
Edit distance from "Anstalt"

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 "Anstalt"?
"Anstalt" is spelled A-N-S-T-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃtalt].
What does "Anstalt" mean?
As a noun, "Anstalt" means: eine Einrichtung in öffentlicher Trägerschaft zur Unterbringung einer bestimmten Personengruppe; Heim
What words are commonly confused with "Anstalt"?
"Anstalt" is commonly confused with "Anwalt", "anstatt", "Anstand". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anstalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anstalt" is [ˈanˌʃtalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anstalt" come from?
"Anstalt" 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 "Anstalt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

aktuelles11 variantsZigarette11 variantsbeliebte11 variantsWertung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list