anfeinden
[ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩]
The verdict
“anfeinden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich jemandem gegenüber feindselig verhalten, jemanden mit Worten bekämpfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anfeinden · anfeinden · German
anfeinden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | anfeinden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anfeinden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anfeinden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfaɪ̯ndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anfeinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In der arabischen Welt gibt es kaum Frauen, die Fahrrad fahren, und wenn doch, werden sie angefeindet.“
„Kaum aber hatten sie ihre Plätze eingenommen, so fingen sie an sich mit gegenseitigen Beschuldigungen anzufeinden.“
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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.