Anfängerin

[ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn]

/[ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anfängerin” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,979 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,979
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weiblicher Anfänger

Key facts for Anfängerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnfängerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Anfängerin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Anfängerin lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anfängerin is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,979 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Anfänger".

No misspelling variants are generated for Anfängerin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists 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 Anfängerin, spelled A-N-F-Ä-N-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Anfänger

Synonyms

BeginnerinLaiinNeueinsteigerinNeulingNewbie

This word in other languages

catecúmena(Español)apprentie(Français)

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 "Anfängerin"?
"Anfängerin" is spelled A-N-F-Ä-N-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn].
What does "Anfängerin" mean?
As a noun, "Anfängerin" means: weiblicher Anfänger
How do you pronounce "Anfängerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anfängerin" is [ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anfängerin" come from?
"Anfängerin" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Anfängerin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-F-Ä-N-G-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈanfɛŋəʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list