Attacke

[aˈtakə]

/[aˈtakə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Attacke” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,826. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,826
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (militärischer) Angriff

Corpus desk

Index DE-attacke · Attacke · German

Attacke · rank #8,826 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,826
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH asiatischen

Nearest frequency peer: asiatischen (-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 „Attacke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Attacke“ 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).

Attacke vs Attacken
88% similar
Attacke vs attack
71% similar

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

Key facts for Attacke
PropertyValue
HeadwordAttacke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈtakə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,826
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Attacke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Attackeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „asiatischen“ (#8,825), „aufgeteilt“ (#8,827), „Areal“ (#8,824). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Attacke“ bei #8,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Attacke (IPA [aˈtakə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,826 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Attacke, with forms such as "atacke", "atatcke", and "attaccke". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Attacken", "attack", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Attacke, spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (militärischer) Angriff
  2. 2
    anfallartiges Auftreten einer Krankheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Spezialeinheit bereitete die Attacke gründlich vor.
  2. „Wenige Jahre nach den ersten Attacken bedrohen die Wikinger weite Küstenstriche Europas.“

Synonyms

AngriffVorstoßAnfall

Antonyms

Rückzug

This word in other languages

attack(English)ataque(Español)attaque(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atacke
  • atatcke
  • attaccke
  • attacek
  • attackke
  • attakce
  • attcake
  • tatacke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Attacke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atacke1atatcke2attaccke1attacek2attackke1attakce2attcake2tatacke2
Edit distance from "Attacke"

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 "Attacke"?
"Attacke" is spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈtakə].
What does "Attacke" mean?
As a noun, "Attacke" means: (militärischer) Angriff
What words are commonly confused with "Attacke"?
"Attacke" is commonly confused with "Attacken", "attack". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Attacke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Attacke" is [aˈtakə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Attacke" come from?
"Attacke" 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 "Attacke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

änderte#8,815billige#8,841central#8,846tätigen#8,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

totale8 variantsSimone8 variantsschuf8 variantsSamuel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list