anmuten

[ˈanˌmuːtn̩]

/[ˈanˌmuːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anmuten” is uncommon German (frequency #96,648 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,648
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf eine bestimmte Weise berühren, erscheinen oder wirken

Corpus desk

Index DE-anmuten · anmuten · German

anmuten · rank #96,648 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,648
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anlege

Nearest frequency peer: anlege (-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 „anmuten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anmuten
PropertyValue
Headwordanmuten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌmuːtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,648
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anmuten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anmutenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anlege“ (#96,647), „Anhydrit“ (#96,646), „anschreit“ (#96,650). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anmuten“ bei #96,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anmuten is uncommon German at frequency #96,648 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌmuːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anmuten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anmuten, spelled A-N-M-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf eine bestimmte Weise berühren, erscheinen oder wirken
  2. 2
    zumuten, vergleiche auch bergmannssprachlich: muten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es mutete an wie ein ausgehungertes Raubtier.
  2. Es muß Thomas Mann eigenartig angemutet haben, sich hier als Vertreter der Zivilisation angegriffen zu sehen.

This word in other languages

seem(English)parecer(Português)

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 "anmuten"?
"anmuten" is spelled A-N-M-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌmuːtn̩].
What does "anmuten" mean?
As a verb, "anmuten" means: auf eine bestimmte Weise berühren, erscheinen oder wirken
How do you pronounce "anmuten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anmuten" is [ˈanˌmuːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anmuten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list