anastomosis

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Öffnung

Key facts for anastomosis
PropertyValue
Headwordanastomosis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anastomosis” sits in German frequency

anastomosis 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.

Rare enough to double-check

anastomosis is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Öffnung".

No misspelling variants are generated for anastomosis in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anastomosis, spelled A-N-A-S-T-O-M-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Öffnung

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anastomosis"?
"anastomosis" is spelled A-N-A-S-T-O-M-O-S-I-S.
What does "anastomosis" mean?
As a noun, "anastomosis" means: Öffnung
What language does "anastomosis" come from?
"anastomosis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “anastomosis”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-A-S-T-O-M-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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