anhielten

[ˈanˌhiːltn̩]

/[ˈanˌhiːltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anhielten” is uncommon German (frequency #96,645 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,645
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-anhielten · anhielten · German

anhielten · rank #96,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,645
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angstzuständen

Nearest frequency peer: Angstzuständen (-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 „anhielten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anhielten
PropertyValue
Headwordanhielten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌhiːltn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anhielten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anhieltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Angstzuständen“ (#96,644), „Anhydrit“ (#96,646), „Angstmacherei“ (#96,643). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anhielten“ bei #96,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anhielten is uncommon German at frequency #96,645 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌhiːltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anhielten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anhielten, spelled A-N-H-I-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhalten
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhalten
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhalten
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhalten

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 "anhielten"?
"anhielten" is spelled A-N-H-I-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌhiːltn̩].
What does "anhielten" mean?
As a verb, "anhielten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhalten
How do you pronounce "anhielten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anhielten" is [ˈanˌhiːltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anhielten" come from?
"anhielten" 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 "anhielten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

angebahnt#96,640anschreit#96,650anstiften#96,652anaeroben#96,635

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list