Anwesenheit

[ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]

/[ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anwesenheit” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,269
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand des körperlichen und/oder geistigen Zugegen-Seins

Corpus desk

Index DE-anwesenheit · Anwesenheit · German

Anwesenheit · rank #6,269 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,269
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anpassen

Nearest frequency peer: anpassen (-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 „Anwesenheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anwesenheit“ 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).

Anwesenheit vs Abwesenheit
91% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anwesenheit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Anwesenheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anpassen“ (#6,268), „Anzeichen“ (#6,270), „angeschaut“ (#6,267). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anwesenheit“ bei #6,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Anwesenheit (IPA [ˈanˌveːzn̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,269 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Zustand des körperlichen und/oder geistigen Zugegen-Seins".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anwesenheit, with forms such as "anewsenheit", "annwesenheit", and "anweesnheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Abwesenheit", 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Anwesenheit, spelled A-N-W-E-S-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie glänzte schon durch ihre bloße Anwesenheit.
  2. „Während Block redete, vergaß Markus die Anwesenheit Rowes völlig; erst als sein Partner seinen Vortrag beendete, fiel ihm der Vorstandsvorsitzende und Investor wieder ein.“

Synonyms

Präsenz

Antonyms

AbwesenheitAbsenz

This word in other languages

presence(English)presencia(Español)présence(Français)presença(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anewsenheit
  • annwesenheit
  • anweesnheit
  • anwesehneit
  • anwesenehit
  • anwesenheitt
  • anwesenheti
  • anwesenhheit
  • anwesenhiet
  • anwesennheit
  • anwesneheit
  • anwessenheit
  • anwseenheit
  • anwwesenheit
  • awnesenheit
  • nawesenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anewsenheit2annwesenheit1anweesnheit2anwesehneit2anwesenehit2anwesenheitt1anwesenheti2anwesenhheit1
Edit distance from "Anwesenheit"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anwesenheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgenommen#6,273verursachen#6,253Vermittlung#6,251verarbeitet#6,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Bundesland16 variantssportliche16 variantsKünstlerin16 variantsländlichen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list