anamorph
[anaˈmɔʁf]
The verdict
“anamorph” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in eine Richtung verzerrt
Corpus desk
Index DE-anamorph · anamorph · German
anamorph · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | anamorph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [anaˈmɔʁf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anamorph“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anamorph is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [anaˈmɔʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in eine Richtung verzerrt".
anamorph doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anamorph, spelled A-N-A-M-O-R-P-H.
Definition
- 1in eine Richtung verzerrt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anamorph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Linse, die anamorph abbildet, heißt Anamorphot.
Synonyms
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.