angurten

[ˈanˌɡʊʁtn̩]

/[ˈanˌɡʊʁtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden (vor allem Fahr- oder Fluggäste) mit einem Gurt befestigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-angurten · angurten · German

angurten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 angurten
PropertyValue
Headwordangurten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌɡʊʁtn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „angurten“ im Deutschen

angurtenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

angurten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌɡʊʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas oder jemanden (vor allem Fahr- oder Fluggäste) mit einem Gurt befestigen".

No misspelling variants are generated for angurten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is angurten, spelled A-N-G-U-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas oder jemanden (vor allem Fahr- oder Fluggäste) mit einem Gurt befestigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Dann steigt er ins Auto und lädt drei Fünftklässler zum Mitfahren ein. So ganz nebenbei erfahren jene und alle Zuschauer, wie man sich dort sicher angurtet und - falls noch erforderlich - einen Kindersitz benutzt.“

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 "angurten"?
"angurten" is spelled A-N-G-U-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌɡʊʁtn̩].
What does "angurten" mean?
As a verb, "angurten" means: etwas oder jemanden (vor allem Fahr- oder Fluggäste) mit einem Gurt befestigen
How do you pronounce "angurten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "angurten" is [ˈanˌɡʊʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "angurten" come from?
"angurten" 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