Tanks

[taŋks]

/[taŋks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tanks” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,404
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tank

Corpus desk

Index DE-tanks · Tanks · German

Tanks · rank #18,404 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,404
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH symbolischen

Nearest frequency peer: symbolischen (-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 „Tanks“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tanks“ 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).

Tanks vs Tanz
60% similar
Tanks vs task
40% similar
Tanks vs tann
40% similar

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

Key facts for Tanks
PropertyValue
HeadwordTanks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taŋks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,404
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tanks“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „symbolischen“ (#18,403), „torres“ (#18,405), „Sulzbach“ (#18,402). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tanks“ bei #18,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Tanks (IPA [taŋks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,404 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tanks, with forms such as "atnks", "takns", and "tankks". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tanz", "task", "tann", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tanks, spelled T-A-N-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tank
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tank
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tank
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tank
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tank

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atnks
  • takns
  • tankks
  • tankss
  • tannks
  • tansk
  • tnaks
  • ttanks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tanks - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

atnks2takns2tankks1tankss1tannks1tansk2tnaks2ttanks1
Edit distance from "Tanks"

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 "Tanks"?
"Tanks" is spelled T-A-N-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [taŋks].
What does "Tanks" mean?
As a noun, "Tanks" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tank
What words are commonly confused with "Tanks"?
"Tanks" is commonly confused with "Tanz", "task", "tann". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tanks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tanks" is [taŋks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tanks" come from?
"Tanks" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

steck#18,397Usern#18,417Votum#18,432ready#18,370

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list