anekeln
[ˈanˌʔeːkl̩n]
The verdict
“anekeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei jemandem Ekel erregen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anekeln · anekeln · German
anekeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | anekeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʔeːkl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anekeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anekeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʔeːkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bei jemandem Ekel erregen".
Zero misspellings are on record for anekeln in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anekeln, spelled A-N-E-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1bei jemandem Ekel erregen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anekeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schmutz in den Räumen ekelt ihn an.
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.