Terroranschlag
The verdict
“Terroranschlag” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,414 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,414
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
Dominant Wiktionary sense: Attentat mit terroristischem Hintergrund
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Terroranschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯ˌʔanʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #19,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Terroranschlag” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Terroranschlag is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯ˌʔanʃlaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,414 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Attentat mit terroristischem Hintergrund".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Terroranschlag, with forms such as "etrroranschlag", "teroranschlag", and "terorranschlag". 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, "Terroranschläge", "Terroranschlägen", 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 Terroranschlag, spelled T-E-R-R-O-R-A-N-S-C-H-L-A-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Attentat mit terroristischem Hintergrund
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etrroranschlag,teroranschlag,terorranschlag,terroarnschlag,terrorancshlag,terrorannschlag,terroranscchlag,terroranschalg,terroranschhlag,terroranschlagg,terroranschlga,terroranschllag,terroransclhag,terroranshclag,terroransschlag,terrorasnchlag,terrornaschlag,terrorranschlag,terrroanschlag,treroranschlag,tterroranschlag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Terroranschlag — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Terroranschlag"
Frequency rank: #19,414 in German
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Terroranschlag"?
What does "Terroranschlag" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Terroranschlag"?
How do you pronounce "Terroranschlag"?
What language does "Terroranschlag" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Terroranschlag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-R-R-O-R-A-N-S-C-H-L-A-G — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯ˌʔanʃlaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Terroranschläge” — see the side-by-side comparison. Terroranschlag vs Terroranschläge
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
Other entries that begin with the letter T in our German index: