anflehen
[ˈanˌfleːən]
The verdict
“anflehen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden flehentlich um etwas bitten
Corpus desk
Index DE-anflehen · anflehen · German
anflehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | anflehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfleːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anflehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anflehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfleːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden flehentlich um etwas bitten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anflehen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 anflehen, spelled A-N-F-L-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden flehentlich um etwas bitten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anflehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es ist vergeblich, den Fürsten anzuflehen, er wird die Bittsteller nicht erhören.
Sie flehte ihre Peiniger an, wenigstens das Kind in Ruhe zu lassen.
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.