annähern

[ˈanˌnɛːɐn]

/[ˈanˌnɛːɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“annähern” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,785
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einem Ort näherkommen; sich aufeinander zu bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-annahern · annähern · German

annähern · rank #39,785 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,785
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH angespannten

Nearest frequency peer: angespannten (-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 „annähern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „annähern“ 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).

annähern vs Annalen
50% similar
annähern vs Annahmen
50% similar
annähern vs annähernd
89% similar

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

Key facts for annähern
PropertyValue
Headwordannähern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌnɛːɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#39,785
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „annähern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).annähernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „angespannten“ (#39,784), „Ansichtssache“ (#39,786), „Angelpunkt“ (#39,783). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „annähern“ bei #39,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around annähern (IPA [ˈanˌnɛːɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,785 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for annähern, with forms such as "annhäern", "annäehrn", and "annähenr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Annalen", "Annahmen", "annähernd", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 annähern, spelled A-N-N-Ä-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einem Ort näherkommen; sich aufeinander zu bewegen
  2. 2
    zu jemandem Kontakt aufnehmen; in Beziehung treten; sich näherkommen
  3. 3
    etwas zur Übereinstimmung bringen; an ein Vorbild angleichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Raumschiff MS-09 hatte sich seit dem Start am Mittwoch allmählich an die Internationale Raumstation angenähert.
  2. Vorher hatte sich die Crew Dragon mit Hilfe ihrer eingebauten Triebwerke der Station vorsichtig angenähert.

Synonyms

herankommenherannahennäherkommennäherkommenangleichenanpassenassimilierenapproximieren

Antonyms

divertierenentzweienbelassen

This word in other languages

approach(English)aproximarse(Español)s’approcher(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annhäern
  • annäehrn
  • annähenr
  • annähernn
  • annäherrn
  • annähhern
  • annähren
  • anähern
  • anänhern
  • nanähern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of annähern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

annhäern2annäehrn2annähenr2annähernn1annäherrn1annähhern1annähren2anähern1
Edit distance from "annähern"

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 "annähern"?
"annähern" is spelled A-N-N-Ä-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌnɛːɐn].
What does "annähern" mean?
As a verb, "annähern" means: einem Ort näherkommen; sich aufeinander zu bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "annähern"?
"annähern" is commonly confused with "Annalen", "Annahmen", "annähernd". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "annähern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annähern" is [ˈanˌnɛːɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annähern" come from?
"annähern" 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 "annähern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

almanach#39,775abklären#39,761ausleihe#39,813auszieht#39,817

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Abzweig10 variantswarriors10 variantsCembalo10 variantsupdaten10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list