anflunkern
[ˈanˌflʊŋkɐn]
The verdict
“anflunkern” 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) - (jemandem) (im Scherz) eine kleinere Unwahrheit erzählen
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Index DE-anflunkern · anflunkern · German
anflunkern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | anflunkern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌflʊŋkɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anflunkern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anflunkern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌflʊŋkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(jemandem) (im Scherz) eine kleinere Unwahrheit erzählen".
Zero misspellings are on record for anflunkern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anflunkern, spelled A-N-F-L-U-N-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1(jemandem) (im Scherz) eine kleinere Unwahrheit erzählen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anflunkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als ich das erste Mal vom Strand zurückkam, schrie mich meine Mutter an, weil ich sie angeflunkert hatte, ich sei im Park gewesen. Mein sonnenverbranntes Gesicht hatte mich verraten und so gab es keinen Nachtisch für mich.“
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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.