Anmutung

[ˈanˌmuːtʊŋ]

/[ˈanˌmuːtʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anmutung” is uncommon German (frequency #73,233 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,233
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das emotionale und unbestimmte Erlebnis des Erscheinungsbilds von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-anmutung · Anmutung · German

Anmutung · rank #73,233 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,233
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ankäufe

Nearest frequency peer: Ankäufe (-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 „Anmutung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anmutung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnmutung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌmuːtʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anmutung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anmutungfällt 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: „Ankäufe“ (#73,232), „anpassungsfähig“ (#73,234), „animus“ (#73,231). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anmutung“ bei #73,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anmutung is uncommon German at frequency #73,233 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌmuːtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Anmutung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Anmutung, spelled A-N-M-U-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das emotionale und unbestimmte Erlebnis des Erscheinungsbilds von etwas
  2. 2
    Zumutung (etwas Unzumutbares)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Wandel allerdings war unvermeidlich, denn Google hat Großes mit Youtube vor, und die amateurhafte Anmutung aus den Anfangstagen, das Kuddelmuddel aus Links und Videos, die irgendwie zusammengehören, passte nicht länger zur Strategie.“
  2. „Halbkreisförmige Balkons an rechtwinkligen Fassaden. Bisweilen haben diese Bauten gar eine postmoderne Anmutung, wenn sie klassische Formen, Säulen und Bögen zitieren, wie im spät entstandenen Sanatorium von Kislowodsk im Nordkaukasus von 1937.“

Synonyms

AnsinnenFrechheitRücksichtslosigkeitUnverschämtheitZumutung

This word in other languages

impression(English)

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 "Anmutung"?
"Anmutung" is spelled A-N-M-U-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌmuːtʊŋ].
What does "Anmutung" mean?
As a noun, "Anmutung" means: das emotionale und unbestimmte Erlebnis des Erscheinungsbilds von etwas
How do you pronounce "Anmutung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anmutung" is [ˈanˌmuːtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anmutung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list