Anzeichen

/[ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,270

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Anzeichen is aGermannoun. It means: etwas Beobachtetes, das auf etwas anderes schließen lässt Pronounced [ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. It ranks #6,270 in German word frequency. Often confused with anzeigen and anziehen.

Key facts for Anzeichen
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HeadwordAnzeichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,270
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anzeichen is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,270 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Anzeichen, with forms such as "anezichen", "annzeichen", and "anzecihen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "anzeigen", "anziehen", "Anleihen", 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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Anzeichen, spelled A-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Beobachtetes, das auf etwas anderes schließen lässt
  2. 2
    deutscher Ausdruck für Index, Indexzeichen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anezichen,annzeichen,anzecihen,anzeicchen,anzeicehn,anzeichenn,anzeichhen,anzeichne,anzeihcen,anziechen,anzzeichen,azneichen,nazeichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Anzeichen

Misspelling Variants of "Anzeichen"

anezichen9annzeichen10anzecihen9anzeicchen10anzeicehn9anzeichenn10anzeichhen10anzeichne9
Misspelling Variants of "Anzeichen"

Frequency rank: #6,270 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anzeichen"?
"Anzeichen" is spelled A-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩].
What does "Anzeichen" mean?
As a noun, "Anzeichen" means: etwas Beobachtetes, das auf etwas anderes schließen lässt
What words are commonly confused with "Anzeichen"?
"Anzeichen" is commonly confused with "anzeigen", "anziehen", "Anleihen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anzeichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anzeichen" is [ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anzeichen" come from?
"Anzeichen" 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.