anmachen

[ˈanˌmaxn̩]

/[ˈanˌmaxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anmachen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,880
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch Mischen zum Gebrauch vorbereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-anmachen · anmachen · German

anmachen · rank #21,880 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,880
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ankündigungen

Nearest frequency peer: Ankündigungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anmachen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anmachen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anmachen vs anpacken
75% similar
anmachen vs ausmachen
78% similar
anmachen vs aufmachen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anmachen
PropertyValue
Headwordanmachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌmaxn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,880
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anmachen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anmachenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ankündigungen“ (#21,879), „angetroffen“ (#21,878), „anstecken“ (#21,882). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anmachen“ bei #21,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around anmachen (IPA [ˈanˌmaxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,880 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for anmachen, with forms such as "amnachen", "anamchen", and "anmacchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "anpacken", "ausmachen", "aufmachen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anmachen, spelled A-N-M-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch Mischen zum Gebrauch vorbereiten
  2. 2
    (Feuer) anzünden
  3. 3
    (ein Gerät) einschalten
  4. 4
    befestigen
  5. 5
    mit jemandem flirten
  6. 6
    mit jemandem Streit suchen
  7. 7
    sich mit Ausscheidungsprodukten beschmutzen
  8. 8
    Appetit machen, Gelüste wecken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Salat ist mit Vinaigrette angemacht.
  2. Du holst Steine, ich mache derweil schon den Mörtel an.

Synonyms

anrührenabmachenanzündenansteckeneinheizenentzündeneinschaltenaktivierenanschaltenanknipsenanbringenbefestigenanbaggernanbratenanpöbelnreizenantörnenanlachen

Antonyms

ausmachenabmachen

This word in other languages

dress(English)aderezar(Español)assaisonner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnachen
  • anamchen
  • anmacchen
  • anmacehn
  • anmachenn
  • anmachhen
  • anmachne
  • anmahcen
  • anmcahen
  • anmmachen
  • annmachen
  • namachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anmachen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amnachen2anamchen2anmacchen1anmacehn2anmachenn1anmachhen1anmachne2anmahcen2
Edit distance from "anmachen"

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 "anmachen"?
"anmachen" is spelled A-N-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌmaxn̩].
What does "anmachen" mean?
As a verb, "anmachen" means: etwas durch Mischen zum Gebrauch vorbereiten
What words are commonly confused with "anmachen"?
"anmachen" is commonly confused with "anpacken", "ausmachen", "aufmachen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anmachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anmachen" is [ˈanˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anmachen" come from?
"anmachen" 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 "anmachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abhanden12 variantsyourself12 variantsVokabeln12 variantsverrecken12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list