anaerob

[ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]

/[ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]/ adj

The verdict

“anaerob” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Sauerstoff lebend

Corpus desk

Index DE-anaerob · anaerob · German

anaerob · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for anaerob
PropertyValue
Headwordanaerob
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anaerob“ im Deutschen

anaerobschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

anaerob is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Sauerstoff lebend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anaerob, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is anaerob, spelled A-N-A-E-R-O-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Sauerstoff lebend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how anaerob appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es gibt nicht nur aerobe, sondern auch anaerobe Lebewesen.
  2. Ausdauersportler trainieren selten im anaeroben Bereich.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anaerob"?
"anaerob" is spelled A-N-A-E-R-O-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp].
What does "anaerob" mean?
As an adjective, "anaerob" means: ohne Sauerstoff lebend
How do you pronounce "anaerob"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anaerob" is [ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anaerob" come from?
"anaerob" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list