angrenzend

[ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩t]

/[ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“angrenzend” is uncommon German (frequency #64,026 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,026
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an der Grenze von etwas liegend

Corpus desk

Index DE-angrenzend · angrenzend · German

angrenzend · rank #64,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,026
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angefochtenen

Nearest frequency peer: angefochtenen (-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 „angrenzend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for angrenzend
PropertyValue
Headwordangrenzend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „angrenzend“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).angrenzendfällt 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: „angefochtenen“ (#64,025), „Angststörung“ (#64,027), „Amphetamine“ (#64,024). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „angrenzend“ bei #64,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

angrenzend is uncommon German at frequency #64,026 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an der Grenze von etwas liegend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for angrenzend, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is angrenzend, spelled A-N-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    an der Grenze von etwas liegend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die angrenzenden Häuser konnten vor dem Übergreifen der Flammen geschützt werden.
  2. „Nach einer Explosion auf einem Sprengplatz der Polizei im Berliner Grunewald ist der angrenzende Wald in Flammen geraten.“

This word in other languages

adjacent(English)adjacente(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 "angrenzend"?
"angrenzend" is spelled A-N-G-R-E-N-Z-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩t].
What does "angrenzend" mean?
As an adjective, "angrenzend" means: an der Grenze von etwas liegend
How do you pronounce "angrenzend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angrenzend" is [ˈanˌɡʁɛnt͡sn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angrenzend" come from?
"angrenzend" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "angrenzend", 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