Anbiederung

[ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Anbiederung” is uncommon German (frequency #76,483 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,483
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das sich bei jemandem Einschmeicheln; plumper Versuch, jemandes Wohlwollen zu erhalten

Key facts for Anbiederung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnbiederung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,483
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Anbiederung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Anbiederung lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anbiederung is uncommon German at frequency #76,483 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das sich bei jemandem Einschmeicheln; plumper Versuch, jemandes Wohlwollen zu erhalten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Anbiederung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Anbiederung, spelled A-N-B-I-E-D-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das sich bei jemandem Einschmeicheln; plumper Versuch, jemandes Wohlwollen zu erhalten

Synonyms

EinschmeichelungArschkriecherei

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anbiederung"?
"Anbiederung" is spelled A-N-B-I-E-D-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ].
What does "Anbiederung" mean?
As a noun, "Anbiederung" means: das sich bei jemandem Einschmeicheln; plumper Versuch, jemandes Wohlwollen zu erhalten
How do you pronounce "Anbiederung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anbiederung" is [ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anbiederung" come from?
"Anbiederung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “Anbiederung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-B-I-E-D-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈanˌbiːdəʁʊŋ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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