anfahren

[ˈanˌfaːʁən]

/[ˈanˌfaːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anfahren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,744. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,744
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - losfahren, ein Fahrzeug starten, zu fahren beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfahren · anfahren · German

anfahren · rank #26,744 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,744
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH andernorts

Nearest frequency peer: andernorts (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anfahren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anfahren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anfahren vs Anfahrt
63% similar
anfahren vs anfangen
75% similar
anfahren vs Anführer
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anfahren
PropertyValue
Headwordanfahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfaːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,744
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anfahren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anfahrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „andernorts“ (#26,743), „anfängst“ (#26,745), „anbauen“ (#26,742). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfahren“ bei #26,744. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around anfahren (IPA [ˈanˌfaːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,744 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfahren, with forms such as "afnahren", "anafhren", and "anfahern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Anfahrt", "anfangen", "Anführer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 anfahren, spelled A-N-F-A-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    losfahren, ein Fahrzeug starten, zu fahren beginnen
  2. 2
    heranfahren, näher kommen
  3. 3
    ein Ziel beim Fahren haben, einen Ort anzielen
  4. 4
    eine Ware mit einem Fahrzeug herbei karren
  5. 5
    zusammenstoßen, zusammenfahren, mit einem Fahrzeug kollidieren
  6. 6
    laut zurechtweisen
  7. 7
    eine Produktion starten, eine größere Maschinerie starten
  8. 8
    eine Lagerstätte erschließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how anfahren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich versuchte anzufahren, aber der Motor streikte.
  2. Er ist mit lautem Trara angefahren gekommen.

This word in other languages

start(English)arrancar(Español)démarrer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnahren
  • anafhren
  • anfahern
  • anfahhren
  • anfahrenn
  • anfahrne
  • anfahrren
  • anfarhen
  • anffahren
  • anfharen
  • annfahren
  • nafahren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anfahren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afnahren2anafhren2anfahern2anfahhren1anfahrenn1anfahrne2anfahrren1anfarhen2
Edit distance from "anfahren"

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 "anfahren"?
"anfahren" is spelled A-N-F-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfaːʁən].
What does "anfahren" mean?
As a verb, "anfahren" means: losfahren, ein Fahrzeug starten, zu fahren beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "anfahren"?
"anfahren" is commonly confused with "Anfahrt", "anfangen", "Anführer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anfahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfahren" is [ˈanˌfaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfahren" come from?
"anfahren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anfahren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anfängst#26,745Ammoniak#26,740addition#26,734abweicht#26,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Baltikum12 variantswitziger12 variantsblamiert12 variantsBulgaren12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list