Anlasser

[ˈanˌlasɐ]

/[ˈanˌlasɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anlasser” is uncommon German (frequency #65,976 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,976
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - System zum Ingangbringen von Verbrennungsmotoren

Corpus desk

Index DE-anlasser · Anlasser · German

Anlasser · rank #65,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,976
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Angliederung

Nearest frequency peer: Angliederung (-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 „Anlasser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anlasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnlasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌlasɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anlasser“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Angliederung“ (#65,975), „anlockt“ (#65,977), „Anrainer“ (#65,978). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anlasser“ bei #65,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anlasser is uncommon German at frequency #65,976 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌlasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "System zum Ingangbringen von Verbrennungsmotoren".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Anlasser, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Anlasser, spelled A-N-L-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    System zum Ingangbringen von Verbrennungsmotoren

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Heutzutage finden hauptsächlich elektrische Anlasser Verwendung.

Synonyms

Starter

Antonyms

Absteller

This word in other languages

starter(English)motor de arranque(Español)démarreur(Français)

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 "Anlasser"?
"Anlasser" is spelled A-N-L-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌlasɐ].
What does "Anlasser" mean?
As a noun, "Anlasser" means: System zum Ingangbringen von Verbrennungsmotoren
How do you pronounce "Anlasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anlasser" is [ˈanˌlasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anlasser" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Anlasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Anrainer#65,978Anrichte#65,979Anstiegs#65,983Altmarkt#65,968

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list