anlegen
[ˈanˌleːɡn̩]
The verdict
“anlegen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,453 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,453
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas erschaffen oder erstellen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anlegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌleːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anlegen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for anlegen is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌleːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,453 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anlegen, with forms such as "alnegen", "anelgen", and "anleegn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "anlegt", "ansehen", "Anleger", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anlegen, spelled A-N-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas erschaffen oder erstellen
- 2etwas anfügen
- 3einen Streit anfangen
- 4investieren
- 5ein Schiff legt an: es kommt im Hafen an und wird festgemacht
- 6ein Kleidungsstück anziehen
- 7mit einer Feuerwaffe ein Ziel anvisieren
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alnegen,anelgen,anleegn,anlegenn,anleggen,anlegne,anlgeen,anllegen,annlegen,nalegen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anlegen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “anlegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-L-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌleːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “anlegt” - see the side-by-side comparison. anlegen vs anlegt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.