Ahnung
\ˈaːnʊŋ\
The verdict
“Ahnung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pressentiment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ahnung · Ahnung · French
Ahnung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ahnung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈaːnʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Ahnung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈaːnʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ahnung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Ahnung, spelled A-H-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Pressentiment.
- 2Idée, savoir, connaissance.
- 3Crainte, appréhension.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ahnung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe so eine Ahnung wer Weltmeister wird.
Von Biologie hat er keine Ahnung.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.