ankünden
[ˈanˌkʏndn̩]
The verdict
“ankünden” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - darüber informieren, was sein wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-ankunden · ankünden · German
ankünden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ankünden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌkʏndn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ankünden“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ankünden is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌkʏndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ankünden, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ankünden, spelled A-N-K-Ü-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1darüber informieren, was sein wird
- 2erkennen lassen, was kommt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ankünden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Den Hausmüttern gefiel es noch besonders, daß die Henne es gackernd ankündete, wenn sie ein Ei gelegt hatte.“
„Abergläubische Chinesen sind überzeugt, dass eine sichtbare totale Sonnenfinsternis Unheil ankünde.“
Synonyms
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.