anbelangen
[ˈanbəˌlaŋən]
The verdict
“anbelangen” 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) - etwas betreffen; sich auf etwas beziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anbelangen · anbelangen · German
anbelangen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anbelangen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanbəˌlaŋən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anbelangen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anbelangen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanbəˌlaŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas betreffen; sich auf etwas beziehen".
anbelangen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is anbelangen, spelled A-N-B-E-L-A-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas betreffen; sich auf etwas beziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anbelangen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Was sein Alter anbelangt, so hätte ich ihn auf etwas mehr als dreißig Jahre geschätzt, doch stellte es sich später heraus, dass er zweiundvierzig war.“
„Forschung und klinische Erfahrung erweitern unsere Erkenntnisse, insbesondere was Behandlung und medikamentöse Therapie anbelangt.“
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.