answer

[ˈɑːnsə]

/[ˈɑːnsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“answer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,442
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antwort

Corpus desk

Index DE-answer · answer · German

answer · rank #44,442 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,442
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ansehnliche

Nearest frequency peer: ansehnliche (-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 „answer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „answer“ 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).

answer vs Ausweg
50% similar
answer vs Auster
50% similar
answer vs Anker
50% similar

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

Key facts for answer
PropertyValue
Headwordanswer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɑːnsə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,442
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „answer“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).answerliegt 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: „ansehnliche“ (#44,441), „antikes“ (#44,443), „anniversary“ (#44,440). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „answer“ bei #44,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around answer (IPA [ˈɑːnsə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,442 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for answer, with forms such as "annswer", "ansewr", and "ansswer". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausweg", "Auster", "Anker", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is answer, spelled A-N-S-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antwort
  2. 2
    Lösung (eines Problems)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Can you give me the answer to my question?
  2. I've got the answer!

This word in other languages

réponse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annswer
  • ansewr
  • ansswer
  • answerr
  • answre
  • answwer
  • anwser
  • asnwer
  • naswer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of answer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

annswer1ansewr2ansswer1answerr1answre2answwer1anwser2asnwer2
Edit distance from "answer"

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 "answer"?
"answer" is spelled A-N-S-W-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɑːnsə].
What does "answer" mean?
As a noun, "answer" means: Antwort
What words are commonly confused with "answer"?
"answer" is commonly confused with "Ausweg", "Auster", "Anker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "answer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "answer" is [ˈɑːnsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "answer" come from?
"answer" 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 "answer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Amigos#44,431Amalie#44,430Admins#44,421Adlers#44,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Arterie9 variantswurdet9 variantsChiles9 variantsvocals9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list