ankriegen
[ˈanˌkʁiːɡn̩]
The verdict
“ankriegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Kleidung) anziehen können, angezogen bekommen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ankriegen · ankriegen · German
ankriegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ankriegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌkʁiːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ankriegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ankriegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌkʁiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ankriegen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ankriegen, spelled A-N-K-R-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(Kleidung) anziehen können, angezogen bekommen
- 2(ein Gerät, eine Maschine) starten, zum Laufen bringen, einschalten können, (ein Feuer) zum Brennen bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ankriegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie soll ich denn dieses Kleid ankriegen?
Alle Kinder kriegten dicke Jacken an.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.