anaerob

[ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]

/[ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]/ adj

The verdict

“anaerob” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Sauerstoff lebend

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

Where “anaerob” sits in German frequency

anaerob 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 anaerob is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp]. 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: "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

Antonyms

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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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Using “anaerob”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-A-E-R-O-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌanʔaeˈʁoːp] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list