Anhäufung

[ˈanˌhɔɪ̯fʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌhɔɪ̯fʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anhäufung” is uncommon German (frequency #59,423 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,423
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Bildung eines Haufens

Corpus desk

Index DE-anhaufung · Anhäufung · German

Anhäufung · rank #59,423 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,423
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anglizismen

Nearest frequency peer: Anglizismen (-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 „Anhäufung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anhäufung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnhäufung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌhɔɪ̯fʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,423
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anhäufung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anhäufungfällt 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: „Anglizismen“ (#59,422), „Anklam“ (#59,424), „angezapft“ (#59,421). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anhäufung“ bei #59,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anhäufung is uncommon German at frequency #59,423 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌhɔɪ̯fʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Anhäufung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anhäufung, spelled A-N-H-Ä-U-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bildung eines Haufens
  2. 2
    im übertragenen Sinn: große Ansammlung
  3. 3
    (normalerweise bewusst erzeugter) Haufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch den Ausfall der Müllabfuhr war die Anhäufung von Müll vor den Häusern ein gewohnter Anblick.
  2. Die Bundesrepublik muss auf eine weitere Anhäufung von Schulden verzichten.

Synonyms

AnsammlungBergHaufen

This word in other languages

agglomeration(English)acopio(Español)accumulation(Français)

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 "Anhäufung"?
"Anhäufung" is spelled A-N-H-Ä-U-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌhɔɪ̯fʊŋ].
What does "Anhäufung" mean?
As a noun, "Anhäufung" means: die Bildung eines Haufens
How do you pronounce "Anhäufung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anhäufung" is [ˈanˌhɔɪ̯fʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anhäufung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

angezapft#59,421Anführers#59,420Allemagne#59,414anvisiert#59,433

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list