Anwesenheit

/[ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,269

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Anwesenheit is aGermannoun. It means: der Zustand des körperlichen und/oder geistigen Zugegen-Seins Pronounced [ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]. It ranks #6,269 in German word frequency. Often confused with Abwesenheit.

Key facts for Anwesenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnwesenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,269
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Anwesenheit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anwesenheit is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,269 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Zustand des körperlichen und/oder geistigen Zugegen-Seins".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Anwesenheit, with forms such as "anewsenheit", "annwesenheit", and "anweesnheit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abwesenheit", 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Anwesenheit, spelled A-N-W-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand des körperlichen und/oder geistigen Zugegen-Seins

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anewsenheit,annwesenheit,anweesnheit,anwesehneit,anwesenehit,anwesenheitt,anwesenheti,anwesenhheit,anwesenhiet,anwesennheit,anwesneheit,anwessenheit,anwseenheit,anwwesenheit,awnesenheit,nawesenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Anwesenheit

Misspelling Variants of "Anwesenheit"

anewsenheit11annwesenheit12anweesnheit11anwesehneit11anwesenehit11anwesenheitt12anwesenheti11anwesenhheit12
Misspelling Variants of "Anwesenheit"

Frequency rank: #6,269 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anwesenheit"?
"Anwesenheit" is spelled A-N-W-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Anwesenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Anwesenheit" means: der Zustand des körperlichen und/oder geistigen Zugegen-Seins
What words are commonly confused with "Anwesenheit"?
"Anwesenheit" is commonly confused with "Abwesenheit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anwesenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anwesenheit" is [ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anwesenheit" come from?
"Anwesenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.