Annäherung
German, noun/ˈanˌnɛːəʁʊŋ/
Annäherung is spelled A-N-N-Ä-H-E-R-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written German, the 10,826th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Annäherung is a German feminine noun meaning “approach (act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “bewusste Bewegung auf jemanden oder etwas zu”.
What does Annäherung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapproach (act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near)
- 2
feminineapproach (a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green)
- 3
feminineapproximation
Diese Annäherung ist für die Zwecke der Praxis hinreichend genau.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bewusste Bewegung auf jemanden oder etwas zu 2. eine Angleichung, bzw. kleinere Übereinkunft von Gesprächs- oder Verhandlungspartnern 3. ein Versuch, eine intimere Ebene zu erreichen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Annäherung
- Annäherungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Annäherung?
- /ˈanˌnɛːəʁʊŋ/
- [ˈʔanˌnɛːɐʁʊŋ]
- /ˈanˌneːəʁʊŋ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Annäherung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Annäherung in German?
Annäherung appears 5.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).