ankleben

[ˈanˌkleːbn̩]

/[ˈanˌkleːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ankleben” is uncommon German (frequency #81,263 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,263
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mithilfe eines Klebemittels festmachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ankleben · ankleben · German

ankleben · rank #81,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anklagepunkten

Nearest frequency peer: Anklagepunkten (-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 „ankleben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ankleben
PropertyValue
Headwordankleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌkleːbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#81,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ankleben“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anklagepunkten“ (#81,262), „anknüpfend“ (#81,264), „Angriffes“ (#81,261). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ankleben“ bei #81,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ankleben is uncommon German at frequency #81,263 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌkleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ankleben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ankleben, spelled A-N-K-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mithilfe eines Klebemittels festmachen
  2. 2
    irgendwo haften bleiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat den Zettel mit Kleister angeklebt.
  2. Es gab großes Geheule, weil das angebrauchte Bonbon am Tisch angeklebt war.

This word in other languages

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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 "ankleben"?
"ankleben" is spelled A-N-K-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌkleːbn̩].
What does "ankleben" mean?
As a verb, "ankleben" means: etwas mithilfe eines Klebemittels festmachen
How do you pronounce "ankleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ankleben" is [ˈanˌkleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ankleben" come from?
"ankleben" 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 "ankleben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Anagramm#81,257Aerosole#81,244ausmache#81,299Badesalz#81,309

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list