anfeuchten
[ˈanˌfɔɪ̯çtn̩]
The verdict
“anfeuchten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Flüssigkeit ein wenig nass, feucht machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anfeuchten · anfeuchten · German
anfeuchten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | anfeuchten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfɔɪ̯çtn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anfeuchten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anfeuchten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfɔɪ̯çtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for anfeuchten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anfeuchten, spelled A-N-F-E-U-C-H-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Flüssigkeit ein wenig nass, feucht machen
- 2an einen Baum, einen Gegenstand harnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anfeuchten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vor dem Formen der Semmelknödel sollte man die Hände leicht anfeuchten.
Oberhemden lassen sich leichter bügeln, wenn sie angefeuchtet sind.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.