Anstalt
[ˈanˌʃtalt]
The verdict
“Anstalt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,022 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,022
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Einrichtung in öffentlicher Trägerschaft zur Unterbringung einer bestimmten Personengruppe; Heim
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anstalt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃtalt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,022 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Anstalt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Anstalt is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃtalt]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,022 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1eine Einrichtung in öffentlicher Trägerschaft zur Unterbringung einer bestimmten Personengruppe; Heim
- 2eine Institution in öffentlicher Trägerschaft für bestimmte Dienstleistungen gegenüber Außenstehenden
- 3psychiatrische Klinik
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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 “Anstalt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-S-T-A-L-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌʃtalt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Anwalt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Anstalt vs Anwalt
- 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.