anfeinden
[ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩]
The verdict
“anfeinden” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich jemandem gegenüber feindselig verhalten, jemanden mit Worten bekämpfen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anfeinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anfeinden” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for anfeinden is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich jemandem gegenüber feindselig verhalten, jemanden mit Worten bekämpfen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for anfeinden in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 anfeinden, spelled A-N-F-E-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich jemandem gegenüber feindselig verhalten, jemanden mit Worten bekämpfen
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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.
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Using “anfeinden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-F-E-I-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.