angleichen

[ˈanˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈanˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“angleichen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,963 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,963
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas aktiv so verändern, dass es etwas anderem ähnlicher wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-angleichen · angleichen · German

angleichen · rank #64,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,963
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angestachelt

Nearest frequency peer: angestachelt (-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 „angleichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for angleichen
PropertyValue
Headwordangleichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „angleichen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.angleichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „angestachelt“ (#64,962), „ankern“ (#64,964), „Andrés“ (#64,961). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angleichen“ bei #64,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

angleichen is uncommon German at frequency #64,963 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for angleichen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is angleichen, spelled A-N-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas aktiv so verändern, dass es etwas anderem ähnlicher wird
  2. 2
    sich so verändern, dass es zu etwas anderem passt, diesem ähnelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unser Ziel ist naturlich, dass die Arbeitgeber die Entgelte der weiblichen und männlichen Arbeitnehmer aneinander angleichen.
  2. Ich versuche, mein Verhalten den anderen anzugleichen, damit ich nicht so als Ausländerin auffalle.

This word in other languages

adapt(English)ajustar(Español)adapter(Français)adaptar(Português)

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 "angleichen"?
"angleichen" is spelled A-N-G-L-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "angleichen" mean?
As a verb, "angleichen" means: etwas aktiv so verändern, dass es etwas anderem ähnlicher wird
How do you pronounce "angleichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angleichen" is [ˈanˌɡlaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angleichen" come from?
"angleichen" 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 "angleichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list