angrenzen

[ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]

/[ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“angrenzen” 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) - mit etwas eine gemeinsame Grenze haben; benachbart sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-angrenzen · angrenzen · German

angrenzen · 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 angrenzen
PropertyValue
Headwordangrenzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “angrenzen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

angrenzenschafft 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

angrenzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit etwas eine gemeinsame Grenze haben; benachbart sein".

angrenzen 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is angrenzen, spelled A-N-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas eine gemeinsame Grenze haben; benachbart sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Wiese grenzt an den Wald an.

Synonyms

anrainen

This word in other languages

border on(English)jouxter(Français)

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 "angrenzen"?
"angrenzen" is spelled A-N-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩].
What does "angrenzen" mean?
As a verb, "angrenzen" means: mit etwas eine gemeinsame Grenze haben; benachbart sein
How do you pronounce "angrenzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angrenzen" is [ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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