Anforderung

[ˈanˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anforderung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,157
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forderung mit dem Ziel, etwas Bestimmtes zu erhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-anforderung · Anforderung · German

Anforderung · rank #18,157 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,157
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anfertigen

Nearest frequency peer: anfertigen (-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 „Anforderung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anforderung“ 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).

Anforderung vs Aufforderung
83% similar
Anforderung vs Anforderungen
85% similar
Anforderung vs anfordern
73% similar

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

Key facts for Anforderung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnforderung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,157
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anforderung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anfertigen“ (#18,156), „angeschafft“ (#18,158), „Anklang“ (#18,159). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anforderung“ bei #18,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Anforderung (IPA [ˈanˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,157 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anforderung, with forms such as "afnorderung", "anfforderung", and "anfodrerung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Aufforderung", "Anforderungen", "anfordern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Anforderung, spelled A-N-F-O-R-D-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forderung mit dem Ziel, etwas Bestimmtes zu erhalten
  2. 2
    Eigenschaft oder Fähigkeit, die zur Bewältigung bestimmter Aufgaben vorhanden sein muss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir sind mit der Anforderung des Baumaterials ein bisschen spät dran.
  2. Er war den Anforderungen seines Berufes nicht gewachsen.

Synonyms

BestellungAnspruchBedingung

Antonyms

AblehnungZurückweisung

This word in other languages

request(English)demanda(Español)demande(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnorderung
  • anfforderung
  • anfodrerung
  • anfordderung
  • anfordernug
  • anforderrung
  • anforderugn
  • anforderungg
  • anforderunng
  • anfordeurng
  • anfordreung
  • anforedrung
  • anforrderung
  • anfroderung
  • annforderung
  • anofrderung
  • naforderung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anforderung - 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.

afnorderung2anfforderung1anfodrerung2anfordderung1anfordernug2anforderrung1anforderugn2anforderungg1
Edit distance from "Anforderung"

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 "Anforderung"?
"Anforderung" is spelled A-N-F-O-R-D-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ].
What does "Anforderung" mean?
As a noun, "Anforderung" means: Forderung mit dem Ziel, etwas Bestimmtes zu erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "Anforderung"?
"Anforderung" is commonly confused with "Aufforderung", "Anforderungen", "anfordern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anforderung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anforderung" is [ˈanˌfɔʁdəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anforderung" come from?
"Anforderung" 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 "Anforderung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angeschafft#18,158ausgedehnte#18,168abgeliefert#18,141Buchhändler#18,196

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Ausarbeitung17 variantsWolfenbüttel17 variantsverborgenen17 variantsunerheblich17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list