anfordern

[ˈanˌfɔʁdɐn]

/[ˈanˌfɔʁdɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“anfordern” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,492. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,492
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas/jemanden) ausdrücklich verlangen, dringend erbitten

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfordern · anfordern · German

anfordern · rank #20,492 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,492
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angeführten

Nearest frequency peer: angeführten (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anfordern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anfordern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anfordern vs auffordern
80% similar
anfordern vs Anforderung
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anfordern
PropertyValue
Headwordanfordern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfɔʁdɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,492
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anfordern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anfordernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angeführten“ (#20,493), „Anarchie“ (#20,490), „angemessener“ (#20,494). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfordern“ bei #20,492. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around anfordern (IPA [ˈanˌfɔʁdɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,492 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(etwas/jemanden) ausdrücklich verlangen, dringend erbitten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfordern, with forms such as "afnordern", "anffordern", and "anfodrern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "auffordern", "Anforderung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anfordern, spelled A-N-F-O-R-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (etwas/jemanden) ausdrücklich verlangen, dringend erbitten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Über ein neues Internetportal können Bürger die wissenschaftlichen Analysen des Bundestags anfordern.“
  2. „Die Frau alarmierte die Polizei, die daraufhin Polizeihubschrauber und Diensthundestaffel anforderte […].“

This word in other languages

solicitar(Español)commander(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnordern
  • anffordern
  • anfodrern
  • anforddern
  • anfordenr
  • anfordernn
  • anforderrn
  • anfordren
  • anforedrn
  • anforrdern
  • anfrodern
  • annfordern
  • anofrdern
  • nafordern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anfordern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

afnordern2anffordern1anfodrern2anforddern1anfordenr2anfordernn1anforderrn1anfordren2
Edit distance from "anfordern"

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 "anfordern"?
"anfordern" is spelled A-N-F-O-R-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfɔʁdɐn].
What does "anfordern" mean?
As a verb, "anfordern" means: (etwas/jemanden) ausdrücklich verlangen, dringend erbitten
What words are commonly confused with "anfordern"?
"anfordern" is commonly confused with "auffordern", "Anforderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anfordern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfordern" is [ˈanˌfɔʁdɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfordern" come from?
"anfordern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

anschaffen14 variantsallergisch14 variantsaufgeladen14 variantsüberbieten14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list