anlesen
[ˈanˌleːzn̩]
The verdict
“anlesen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur den Anfang eines Buches, einer Zeitschrift lesen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anlesen · anlesen · German
anlesen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | anlesen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌleːzn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “anlesen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
anlesen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌleːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
anlesen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anlesen, spelled A-N-L-E-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1nur den Anfang eines Buches, einer Zeitschrift lesen
- 2sich Wissen durch Lesen aneignen, sich etwas durch Lesen selbst beibringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anlesen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe das neue Drehbuch bisher nur angelesen, jedoch erscheint es mir schon jetzt vielversprechend.
Er hat sich umfangreiche Kenntnisse über die Braukunst angelesen, aber ihm fehlt leider die Praxis.
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.