anheften

[ˈanˌhɛftn̩]

/[ˈanˌhɛftn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anheften” is uncommon German (frequency #76,491 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,491
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lose (mit einer Klammer oder Nadel) befestigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anheften · anheften · German

anheften · rank #76,491 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,491
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angewöhnen

Nearest frequency peer: angewöhnen (-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 „anheften“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anheften
PropertyValue
Headwordanheften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌhɛftn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,491
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anheften“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anheftenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „angewöhnen“ (#76,490), „Anhängerkupplung“ (#76,492), „angehaucht“ (#76,489). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anheften“ bei #76,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anheften is uncommon German at frequency #76,491 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌhɛftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lose (mit einer Klammer oder Nadel) befestigen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for anheften in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anheften, spelled A-N-H-E-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    lose (mit einer Klammer oder Nadel) befestigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Schütze trägt seine Erfolge auf der Brust. Wer sich welche Orden anheften darf, ist eine Wissenschaft für sich.
  2. „Was kann denn so ein Aufnäher schon für Schaden anrichten?“ seufzte eine Frau, die selber nie auf den Gedanken gekommen wäre, ihn anzuheften.

Antonyms

loslösen

This word in other languages

attach(English)fijar(Español)attacher(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 "anheften"?
"anheften" is spelled A-N-H-E-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌhɛftn̩].
What does "anheften" mean?
As a verb, "anheften" means: lose (mit einer Klammer oder Nadel) befestigen
How do you pronounce "anheften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anheften" is [ˈanˌhɛftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anheften" come from?
"anheften" 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 "anheften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anbringt#76,484anzeigte#76,498Arendsee#76,504abholzen#76,460

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list