anbekommen

[ˈanbəˌkɔmən]

/[ˈanbəˌkɔmən]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Kleidung) anziehen können, angezogen bekommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anbekommen · anbekommen · German

anbekommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 anbekommen
PropertyValue
Headwordanbekommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanbəˌkɔmən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anbekommen“ im Deutschen

anbekommenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

anbekommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanbəˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

anbekommen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anbekommen, spelled A-N-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Kleidung) anziehen können, angezogen bekommen
  2. 2
    (ein Gerät, eine Maschine) starten, zum Laufen bringen, einschalten können, (ein Feuer) zum Brennen bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bekommst du diese enge Hose an?
  2. Als ich noch in den Kindergarten ging, habe ich immer schreckliche Strumpfhosen anbekommen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

ausbekommenausbringenauskriegen

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 "anbekommen"?
"anbekommen" is spelled A-N-B-E-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanbəˌkɔmən].
What does "anbekommen" mean?
As a verb, "anbekommen" means: (Kleidung) anziehen können, angezogen bekommen
How do you pronounce "anbekommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anbekommen" is [ˈanbəˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anbekommen" come from?
"anbekommen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list