anfassen

[ˈanˌfasn̩]

/[ˈanˌfasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anfassen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,037
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Hand oder den Fingern absichtlich berühren

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfassen · anfassen · German

anfassen · rank #10,037 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,037
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anerkannten

Nearest frequency peer: anerkannten (-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 „anfassen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anfassen“ 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).

anfassen vs Anlässe
50% similar
anfassen vs anfasst
75% similar
anfassen vs anpassen
88% similar

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

Key facts for anfassen
PropertyValue
Headwordanfassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfasn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,037
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anfassen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anfassenliegt 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: „anerkannten“ (#10,036), „Anschläge“ (#10,038), „America“ (#10,035). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfassen“ bei #10,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around anfassen (IPA [ˈanˌfasn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,037 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit der Hand oder den Fingern absichtlich berühren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfassen, with forms such as "afnassen", "anafssen", and "anfasen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlässe", "anfasst", "anpassen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anfassen, spelled A-N-F-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Hand oder den Fingern absichtlich berühren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wagte es nicht, die glühend heißen Kohlen anzufassen.
  2. Oh, wie niedlich die Welpen sind! Darf man die mal anfassen?

Synonyms

anlangenanrühren

Antonyms

loslassen

This word in other languages

touch(English)tocar(Español)toucher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnassen
  • anafssen
  • anfasen
  • anfasesn
  • anfassenn
  • anfassne
  • anfaßen
  • anffassen
  • anfsasen
  • annfassen
  • nafassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anfassen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afnassen2anafssen2anfasen1anfasesn2anfassenn1anfassne2anfaßen2anffassen1
Edit distance from "anfassen"

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 "anfassen"?
"anfassen" is spelled A-N-F-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfasn̩].
What does "anfassen" mean?
As a verb, "anfassen" means: mit der Hand oder den Fingern absichtlich berühren
What words are commonly confused with "anfassen"?
"anfassen" is commonly confused with "Anlässe", "anfasst", "anpassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anfassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfassen" is [ˈanˌfasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfassen" come from?
"anfassen" 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 "anfassen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Anthony11 variantsAbgrund11 variantsVorhang11 variantsFeldern11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list