anklingen

[ˈanˌklɪŋən]

/[ˈanˌklɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anklingen” is uncommon German (frequency #66,969 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,969
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (zwischen den Zeilen) zu hören, zu verstehen sein

Key facts for anklingen
PropertyValue
Headwordanklingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌklɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,969
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anklingen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anklingen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anklingen is uncommon German at frequency #66,969 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌklɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

anklingen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is anklingen, spelled A-N-K-L-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (zwischen den Zeilen) zu hören, zu verstehen sein
  2. 2
    auf etwas aufmerksam machen, was bereits bekannt ist, an etwas denken lassen
  3. 3
    mit den Trinkgläsern anstoßen

Antonyms

präzisierenunterdrücken

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 "anklingen"?
"anklingen" is spelled A-N-K-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌklɪŋən].
What does "anklingen" mean?
As a verb, "anklingen" means: (zwischen den Zeilen) zu hören, zu verstehen sein
How do you pronounce "anklingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anklingen" is [ˈanˌklɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anklingen" come from?
"anklingen" 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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Using “anklingen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-K-L-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈanˌklɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list