anheuern

[ˈanˌhɔɪ̯ɐn]

/[ˈanˌhɔɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“anheuern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,206
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nautik: jemanden für den Dienst an Bord einstellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anheuern · anheuern · German

anheuern · rank #47,206 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,206
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anglistik

Nearest frequency peer: Anglistik (-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 „anheuern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anheuern“ 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).

anheuern vs Anlegern
63% similar
anheuern vs ansteuern
78% similar
anheuern vs anheben
75% similar

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

Key facts for anheuern
PropertyValue
Headwordanheuern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌhɔɪ̯ɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,206
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anheuern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anglistik“ (#47,205), „anregende“ (#47,208), „angeleitet“ (#47,203). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anheuern“ bei #47,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around anheuern (IPA [ˈanˌhɔɪ̯ɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,206 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for anheuern, with forms such as "ahneuern", "anehuern", and "anheeurn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Anlegern", "ansteuern", "anheben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anheuern, spelled A-N-H-E-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nautik: jemanden für den Dienst an Bord einstellen
  2. 2
    Nautik: den Dienst an Bord antreten
  3. 3
    jemanden für eine bestimmte Aufgabe gewinnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie ließen die Diligent komplett überholen und heuerten eine Mannschaft an, welche die Waren für die erste Fahrt nach Martinique an Bord verstaute; das Ganze nahm beinahe neun Monate in Anspruch.“
  2. Der Schiffsführer hat um 6 Uhr angeheuert.

Synonyms

Antonyms

abheuernabmustern

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahneuern
  • anehuern
  • anheeurn
  • anheuenr
  • anheuernn
  • anheuerrn
  • anheuren
  • anhheuern
  • anhueern
  • annheuern
  • naheuern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anheuern - 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.

ahneuern2anehuern2anheeurn2anheuenr2anheuernn1anheuerrn1anheuren2anhheuern1
Edit distance from "anheuern"

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 "anheuern"?
"anheuern" is spelled A-N-H-E-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌhɔɪ̯ɐn].
What does "anheuern" mean?
As a verb, "anheuern" means: Nautik: jemanden für den Dienst an Bord einstellen
What words are commonly confused with "anheuern"?
"anheuern" is commonly confused with "Anlegern", "ansteuern", "anheben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anheuern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anheuern" is [ˈanˌhɔɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anheuern" come from?
"anheuern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list