anyway

[enɪweɪ]

/[enɪweɪ]/ adv

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The verdict

“anyway” is uncommon German (frequency #51,921 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,921
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - irgendwie, egal auf welche Weise, wie auch immer

Key facts for anyway
PropertyValue
Headwordanyway
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[enɪweɪ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anyway” 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). anyway lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

anyway is uncommon German at frequency #51,921 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [enɪweɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anyway, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 anyway, spelled A-N-Y-W-A-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    irgendwie, egal auf welche Weise, wie auch immer
  2. 2
    jedenfalls, auf jeden Fall, trotzdem, sowieso, was soll's

Synonyms

in any caseanyhow

This word in other languages

de todos modos(Español)n'importe comment(Français)

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 "anyway"?
"anyway" is spelled A-N-Y-W-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [enɪweɪ].
What does "anyway" mean?
As an adverb, "anyway" means: irgendwie, egal auf welche Weise, wie auch immer
How do you pronounce "anyway"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anyway" is [enɪweɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anyway" come from?
"anyway" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “anyway”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-Y-W-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [enɪweɪ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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