aller Anfang ist schwer

[ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯]

/[ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯]/ phrase

The verdict

“aller Anfang ist schwer” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — der Beginn einer neuen Tätigkeit, Arbeit oder Ähnliches ist immer schwierig

Key facts for aller Anfang ist schwer
PropertyValue
Headwordaller Anfang ist schwer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aller Anfang ist schwer” sits in German frequency

aller Anfang ist schwer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for aller Anfang ist schwer is 23 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der Beginn einer neuen Tätigkeit, Arbeit oder Ähnliches ist immer schwierig".

No misspelling variants are generated for aller Anfang ist schwer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 aller Anfang ist schwer, spelled A-L-L-E-R- -A-N-F-A-N-G- -I-S-T- -S-C-H-W-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Beginn einer neuen Tätigkeit, Arbeit oder Ähnliches ist immer schwierig

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aller Anfang ist schwer"?
"aller Anfang ist schwer" is spelled A-L-L-E-R- -A-N-F-A-N-G- -I-S-T- -S-C-H-W-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯].
What does "aller Anfang ist schwer" mean?
As a phrase, "aller Anfang ist schwer" means: der Beginn einer neuen Tätigkeit, Arbeit oder Ähnliches ist immer schwierig
How do you pronounce "aller Anfang ist schwer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aller Anfang ist schwer" is [ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aller Anfang ist schwer" come from?
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Using “aller Anfang ist schwer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-L-L-E-R- -A-N-F-A-N-G- -I-S-T- -S-C-H-W-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈalɐ ˈanfaŋ ɪst ʃveːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

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