Anthony

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The verdict

“Anthony” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,040 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#10,040
frequency rank, German
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - englischer männlicher Vorname

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Anthony vs Anton
71% similar
Anthony vs of
14% similar
Anthony vs ii
0% similar

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

Key facts for Anthony
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnthony
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,040
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Anthony” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Anthony lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anthony is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,040 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "englischer männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anthony, with forms such as "anhtony", "annthony", and "anthhony". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Anton", "of", "ii", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Anthony, spelled A-N-T-H-O-N-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    englischer männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anhtony,annthony,anthhony,anthnoy,anthonny,anthonyy,anthoyn,antohny,antthony,atnhony,nathony

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anhtony2annthony1anthhony1anthnoy2anthonny1anthonyy1anthoyn2antohny2
Edit distance from "Anthony"

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 "Anthony"?
"Anthony" is spelled A-N-T-H-O-N-Y. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Anthony" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anthony" means: englischer männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Anthony"?
"Anthony" is commonly confused with "Anton", "of", "ii". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anthony"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anthony" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anthony" come from?
"Anthony" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Anthony”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-T-H-O-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Anton” - see the side-by-side comparison. Anthony vs Anton
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list