Engagement
[ɑ̃ɡaʒˈmɑ̃ː]
The verdict
“Engagement” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,888 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,888
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (berufliche) Anstellung, Verpflichtung, insbesondere eines Künstlers
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Engagement |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɑ̃ɡaʒˈmɑ̃ː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Engagement” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Engagement is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɑ̃ɡaʒˈmɑ̃ː]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,888 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Engagement, with forms such as "egnagement", "enaggement", and "engaegment". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Engagements", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Engagement, spelled E-N-G-A-G-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1(berufliche) Anstellung, Verpflichtung, insbesondere eines Künstlers
- 2persönlicher, oft unentgeltlicher Einsatz; weltanschauliche Verbundenheit mit etwas
- 3Verpflichtung, zu einem bestimmten Termin Papiere zu kaufen oder zu verkaufen
- 4Aufforderung zum Tanz
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: egnagement,enaggement,engaegment,engageemnt,engagemennt,engagementt,engagemetn,engagemment,engagemnet,engaggement,engagmeent,enggaement,enggagement,enngagement,negagement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Engagement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Engagement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-N-G-A-G-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɑ̃ɡaʒˈmɑ̃ː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Engagements” - see the side-by-side comparison. Engagement vs Engagements
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.