anfliegen

[ˈanˌfliːɡn̩]

/[ˈanˌfliːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anfliegen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,568 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,568
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem Luftfahrzeug, mit Flügeln, durch die Luft näher kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfliegen · anfliegen · German

anfliegen · rank #92,568 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,568
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angeklebt

Nearest frequency peer: angeklebt (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „anfliegen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „anfliegen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anfliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordanfliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfliːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,568
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anfliegen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anfliegenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „angeklebt“ (#92,569), „amtierte“ (#92,566), „angekommenen“ (#92,570). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfliegen“ bei #92,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anfliegen is uncommon German at frequency #92,568 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

anfliegen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anfliegen, spelled A-N-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem Luftfahrzeug, mit Flügeln, durch die Luft näher kommen
  2. 2
    sich schnell nähern, schnell herankommen
  3. 3
    beim Fliegen, in der Luft einen Widerstand überwinden müssen
  4. 4
    in die Richtung eines bestimmten Ziels fliegen, ein Ziel fliegend ansteuern
  5. 5
    (jemanden) unvermittelt erfassen, (jemandem) plötzlich in den Sinn kommen (eine Empfindung, Erinnerung, Idee oder Anderes)
  6. 6
    (jemandem) mühelos, leicht gelingen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Plötzlich kam ein Hubschrauber angeflogen.
  2. Vorsicht, da fliegt ein Schneeball an!

Antonyms

abfliegendavonfliegenhinfliegen

This word in other languages

approach(English)

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 "anfliegen"?
"anfliegen" is spelled A-N-F-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfliːɡn̩].
What does "anfliegen" mean?
As a verb, "anfliegen" means: in einem Luftfahrzeug, mit Flügeln, durch die Luft näher kommen
How do you pronounce "anfliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfliegen" is [ˈanˌfliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfliegen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anfliegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angeklebt#92,569ankleiden#92,574Anliegens#92,578arbeitend#92,590

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list