anfühlte

[ˈanˌfyːltə]

/[ˈanˌfyːltə]/ verb

The verdict

“anfühlte” is uncommon German (frequency #68,979 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,979
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfühlen

Key facts for anfühlte
PropertyValue
Headwordanfühlte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfyːltə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anfühlte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anfühlte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anfühlte is uncommon German at frequency #68,979 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfyːltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

anfühlte has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anfühlte, spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfühlen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfühlen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfühlen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfühlen

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 "anfühlte"?
"anfühlte" is spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfyːltə].
What does "anfühlte" mean?
As a verb, "anfühlte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anfühlen
How do you pronounce "anfühlte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfühlte" is [ˈanˌfyːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfühlte" come from?
"anfühlte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “anfühlte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-F-Ü-H-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈanˌfyːltə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list