anhand
German, preposition[ʔanˈhant]
anhand is spelled A-N-H-A-N-D (6 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,718th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anhand is a German preposition meaning “by means of, with (the help of)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Unterstützung von”.
What does anhand mean in English?
preposition
- 1
by means of, with (the help of)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. mit Unterstützung von 2. mit anschließendem „von“ steht das folgende Wort bzw. der folgende Ausdruck im Dativ, wobei das Wort anhand eine adverbielle Stellung einnimmt.
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of anhand
- an Hand obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anhand?
- [ʔanˈhant]
- [anˈhant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anhand in German?
anhand appears 30 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).