ankuscheln
[ˈanˌkʊʃl̩n]
The verdict
“ankuscheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich sanft, zärtlich, Nähe suchend eng an jemanden oder etwas drücken
Corpus desk
Index DE-ankuscheln · ankuscheln · German
ankuscheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | ankuscheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌkʊʃl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ankuscheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ankuscheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌkʊʃl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich sanft, zärtlich, Nähe suchend eng an jemanden oder etwas drücken".
ankuscheln has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ankuscheln, spelled A-N-K-U-S-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1sich sanft, zärtlich, Nähe suchend eng an jemanden oder etwas drücken
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ankuscheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er wollte mit Pascal reden, er wollte sich an seinen Freund ankuscheln, von ihm hören, dass er die richtige Entscheidung getroffen hatte, dass sie eine gemeinsame Zukunft hätten.“
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.