anfüttern
[ˈanˌfʏtɐn]
The verdict
“anfüttern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Köder auswerfen, um Tiere vorerst an die Fütterung zu gewöhnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anfuttern · anfüttern · German
anfüttern · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anfüttern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfʏtɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anfüttern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anfüttern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌfʏtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for anfüttern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is anfüttern, spelled A-N-F-Ü-T-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Köder auswerfen, um Tiere vorerst an die Fütterung zu gewöhnen
- 2jemanden durch kleine vermögenswerte Zuwendungen über längere Zeit hinweg gewogen machen, um später eine (unzulässige) Gegenleistung einzufordern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anfüttern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn Sie nicht anfüttern, werden Sie nur ab und zu einen Fisch fangen, auch wenn ganze Schulen vorbei schwimmen.
In großen Seen mit weit verstreutem Hechtbestand oder in Gewässern, die für die aktive Suche mit Kunstködern zu verkrautet sind, lohnt es sich mit den sogenannten Deadbaits (tote Köderfische) anzufüttern.
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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.