anhaben

[ˈanˌhaːbn̩]

/[ˈanˌhaːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anhaben” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,606
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Kleidungsstück am Körper tragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anhaben · anhaben · German

anhaben · rank #24,606 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,606
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angemerkt

Nearest frequency peer: angemerkt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anhaben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anhaben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anhaben vs Anlagen
57% similar
anhaben vs anhören
71% similar
anhaben vs anheben
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anhaben
PropertyValue
Headwordanhaben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌhaːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,606
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anhaben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anhabenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angemerkt“ (#24,605), „Antlitz“ (#24,607), „anfreunden“ (#24,604). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anhaben“ bei #24,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around anhaben (IPA [ˈanˌhaːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,606 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anhaben, with forms such as "ahnaben", "anahben", and "anhabben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlagen", "anhören", "anheben", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anhaben, spelled A-N-H-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Kleidungsstück am Körper tragen
  2. 2
    eingeschaltet haben
  3. 3
    jemandem schaden, jemandem eine Straftat oder Ähnliches nachweisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat immer dasselbe an.
  2. Bei Oma und Opa war es langweilig; sie saßen auf dem Sofa und hatten nichts an – kein Radio, keinen Fernseher, nichts.

Synonyms

tragenschaden

This word in other languages

wear(English)vestir(Español)porter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahnaben
  • anahben
  • anhabben
  • anhabenn
  • anhabne
  • anhaebn
  • anhbaen
  • anhhaben
  • annhaben
  • nahaben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anhaben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ahnaben2anahben2anhabben1anhabenn1anhabne2anhaebn2anhbaen2anhhaben1
Edit distance from "anhaben"

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 "anhaben"?
"anhaben" is spelled A-N-H-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌhaːbn̩].
What does "anhaben" mean?
As a verb, "anhaben" means: ein Kleidungsstück am Körper tragen
What words are commonly confused with "anhaben"?
"anhaben" is commonly confused with "Anlagen", "anhören", "anheben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anhaben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anhaben" is [ˈanˌhaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anhaben" come from?
"anhaben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anhaben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Antlitz#24,607article#24,613aussagt#24,625Bartels#24,631

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list