anleiten

[ˈanˌlaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈanˌlaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“anleiten” is uncommon German (frequency #69,988 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,988
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemandem) vorführen, wie eine Tätigkeit durchzuführen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-anleiten · anleiten · German

anleiten · rank #69,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,988
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anhebt

Nearest frequency peer: anhebt (-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 „anleiten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anleiten
PropertyValue
Headwordanleiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌlaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anleiten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anhebt“ (#69,987), „anmutige“ (#69,989), „angestrichen“ (#69,986). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anleiten“ bei #69,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anleiten is uncommon German at frequency #69,988 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(jemandem) vorführen, wie eine Tätigkeit durchzuführen ist".

anleiten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is anleiten, spelled A-N-L-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (jemandem) vorführen, wie eine Tätigkeit durchzuführen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „[Anette Kast-Zahn:] Dabei sind sie es doch, die ihr Kind anleiten sollen.“

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 "anleiten"?
"anleiten" is spelled A-N-L-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "anleiten" mean?
As a verb, "anleiten" means: (jemandem) vorführen, wie eine Tätigkeit durchzuführen ist
How do you pronounce "anleiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anleiten" is [ˈanˌlaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anleiten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list