anbrennen
German, verb
anbrennen is spelled A-N-B-R-E-N-N-E-N (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anbrennen is a German verb meaning “to get burnt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Anbrennen is a different word: “gerund of anbrennen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “in Brand setzen, zum Brennen, Glühen oder Ähnlichem bringen”.
What does anbrennen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to get burnt
Pass auf! Der Fisch brennt an.
- 2
to be burnt slightly; to have been affected by fire
Das Papier ist an der Seite leicht angebrannt.
- 3
to singe; to burn slightly; to cause to be affected by fire
Er hatte die schwachsinnige Idee, den Schrank von der Seite anzubrennen, um ihn „rustikaler“ zu machen.
- 4
archaicrareto start to burn
Das Haus ist vom Dach aus angebrannt.
- 5
archaicrareto light; to cause to burn
Er hat sich eine Zigarette angebrannt.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of anbrennen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. in Brand setzen, zum Brennen, Glühen oder Ähnlichem bringen 2. anfangen zu brennen, in Brand geraten 3. wegen zu großer Hitze im Kochgefäß ansetzen, schwarz werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of anbrennen
- brennt an present singular third-person
- brannte an past
- angebrannt participle past
- brennte an past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- anbrennend participle present
- anzubrennen infinitive infinitive-zu
- brenne an first-person indicative present
- brennen an first-person indicative plural
- brennst an indicative present second-person
- brennest an second-person singular subjunctive
- brennet an plural second-person subjunctive
- brannten an first-person indicative plural
- brennten an first-person formal plural
- branntest an indicative preterite second-person
- branntet an indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is anbrennen in German?
anbrennen appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).