anblasen
[ˈanˌblaːzn̩]
The verdict
“anblasen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - auf jemanden/auf etwas blasen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anblasen · anblasen · German
anblasen · 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 | anblasen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌblaːzn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anblasen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anblasen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌblaːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for anblasen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anblasen, spelled A-N-B-L-A-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf jemanden/auf etwas blasen
- 2lautstark/vehement Disziplin einfordern, heftig zurechtweisen/zur Ordnung ermahnen/rufen; anfahren
- 3durch akustische Zeichen etwas ankündigen/starten/in Gang setzen
- 4beginnen, auf einem Blasinstrument zu blasen; ganz leicht blasen
- 5einem Feuer durch kräftiges Ausatmen Sauerstoff zuführen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anblasen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Trotz seines Mundgeruches bläst Heinrich oft andere Leute an.
Könnte man doch so manchen rüpelhaften Teenager einmal so richtig anblasen.
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.