Anfangssilbe
[ˈanfaŋsˌzɪlbə]
The verdict
“Anfangssilbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silbe, die am Anfang einer sprachlichen Einheit steht
Corpus desk
Index DE-anfangssilbe · Anfangssilbe · German
Anfangssilbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Anfangssilbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanfaŋsˌzɪlbə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Anfangssilbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Anfangssilbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanfaŋsˌzɪlbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silbe, die am Anfang einer sprachlichen Einheit steht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Anfangssilbe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Anfangssilbe, spelled A-N-F-A-N-G-S-S-I-L-B-E.
Definition
- 1Silbe, die am Anfang einer sprachlichen Einheit steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Anfangssilbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war eine freundliche Aufforderung, der immer mein Name voranging, wobei er einen fast beschwörenden Ton auf das »E« der Anfangssilbe legte.“
Antonyms
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.