Antrag

[ˈantʁaːk]

/[ˈantʁaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Antrag” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,014
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesuch, schriftliche Bitte

Corpus desk

Index DE-antrag · Antrag · German

Antrag · rank #2,014 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,014
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ansonsten

Nearest frequency peer: ansonsten (-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 „Antrag“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Antrag“ 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).

Antrag vs astra
50% similar
Antrag vs antrat
67% similar
Antrag vs Auftrag
71% similar

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

Key facts for Antrag
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntrag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈantʁaːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,014
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Antrag“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Antragliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ansonsten“ (#2,013), „Anwendung“ (#2,015), „angeblich“ (#2,012). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Antrag“ bei #2,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Antrag (IPA [ˈantʁaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,014 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 Antrag, with forms such as "anntrag", "anrtag", and "antarg". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "astra", "antrat", "Auftrag", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Antrag, spelled A-N-T-R-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesuch, schriftliche Bitte
  2. 2
    Heiratsantrag

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um eine Verlängerung zu bekommen, muss man einen Antrag einreichen.
  2. Ohne einen Antrag auf Erstattung erhält man nichts erstattet.

Synonyms

AnfrageAnsuchenEingabeGesuchHeiratsangebotHochzeitsantrag

This word in other languages

application(English)solicitud(Español)demande(Français)proposta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntrag
  • anrtag
  • antarg
  • antragg
  • antrga
  • antrrag
  • anttrag
  • atnrag
  • natrag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anntrag1anrtag2antarg2antragg1antrga2antrrag1anttrag1atnrag2
Edit distance from "Antrag"

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

Same letter count

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

öffnen#2,007Willen#2,004frühen#2,025Hessen#2,029

Similar misspelling depth

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

Amerika9 variantsUmwelt9 variantsSchuhe9 variantsBrücke9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list