anführte

[ˈanˌfyːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈanˌfyːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“anführte” is uncommon German (frequency #55,117 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,117
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anführen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfuhrte · anführte · German

anführte · rank #55,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,117
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH andauernder

Nearest frequency peer: andauernder (-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 „anführte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anführte
PropertyValue
Headwordanführte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌfyːɐ̯tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anführte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anführtefällt 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: „andauernder“ (#55,116), „angegriffene“ (#55,118), „Andachten“ (#55,115). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anführte“ bei #55,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anführte is uncommon German at frequency #55,117 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfyːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for anführte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anführte, spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-R-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "anführte"?
"anführte" is spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfyːɐ̯tə].
What does "anführte" mean?
As a verb, "anführte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anführen
How do you pronounce "anführte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anführte" is [ˈanˌfyːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anlehnen#55,120anbinden#55,113Anstiege#55,124abzählen#55,092

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list