Anführung

[ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Anführung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Führung, Leitung von Gruppen, militärischen Einheiten und Gruppierungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfuhrung · Anführung · German

Anführung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for Anführung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnführung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anführung“ im Deutschen

Anführungschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anführung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Anführung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Anführung, spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Führung, Leitung von Gruppen, militärischen Einheiten und Gruppierungen
  2. 2
    (meist zitierte) Stelle in einem Text

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Feldzug der kaiserl. königl. österreichischen Armee unter Anführung des Feldmarschalls Grafen Radetzky in Italien 1848 und 1849.“
  2. Die Anführung der Preise auf der Liste ist unumgänglich.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anführung"?
"Anführung" is spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋ].
What does "Anführung" mean?
As a noun, "Anführung" means: Führung, Leitung von Gruppen, militärischen Einheiten und Gruppierungen
How do you pronounce "Anführung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anführung" is [ˈanˌfyːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anführung" come from?
"Anführung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list