anlehnt

[ˈanˌleːnt]

/[ˈanˌleːnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“anlehnt” is uncommon German (frequency #80,062 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,062
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anlehnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anlehnt · anlehnt · German

anlehnt · rank #80,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,062
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anknüpfung

Nearest frequency peer: Anknüpfung (-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 „anlehnt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anlehnt
PropertyValue
Headwordanlehnt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌleːnt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anlehnt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anknüpfung“ (#80,061), „anliegend“ (#80,063), „Anklängen“ (#80,060). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anlehnt“ bei #80,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anlehnt is uncommon German at frequency #80,062 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌleːnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anlehnt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anlehnt, spelled A-N-L-E-H-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anlehnen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anlehnen

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 "anlehnt"?
"anlehnt" is spelled A-N-L-E-H-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌleːnt].
What does "anlehnt" mean?
As a verb, "anlehnt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anlehnen
How do you pronounce "anlehnt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anlehnt" is [ˈanˌleːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anlehnt" come from?
"anlehnt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ansager#80,065Anarcho#80,050Arginin#80,075alsdann#80,045

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list