anfachen
[ˈanˌfaxn̩]
The verdict
“anfachen” 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) - Verbrennung fördern
Corpus desk
Index DE-anfachen · anfachen · German
anfachen · 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 | anfachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfaxn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anfachen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anfachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anfachen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 anfachen, spelled A-N-F-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Verbrennung fördern
- 2psychische oder gesellschaftliche Vorgänge verstärken
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anfachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Experiment ist ungefährlich, die Kinder werden nicht so schnell große Feuer anfachen.“
„Spätestens 2014 werden die Schotten befragt, ob sie weiter dem Vereinigten Königreich angehören wollen, das wird die Debatte in anderen Ländern anfachen.“
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.