anpassen

/[ˈanˌpasn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,268

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

anpassen is aGermanverb. It means: etwas passend machen, angleichen Pronounced [ˈanˌpasn̩]. It ranks #6,268 in German word frequency. Often confused with anpasst and aufpassen.

Key facts for anpassen
PropertyValue
Headwordanpassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌpasn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,268
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anpassen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anpassen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌpasn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,268 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for anpassen, with forms such as "anapssen", "annpassen", and "anpasen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "anpasst", "aufpassen", "Anpassung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anpassen, spelled A-N-P-A-S-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas passend machen, angleichen
  2. 2
    sich jemandem oder einer Sache angleichen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anapssen,annpassen,anpasen,anpasesn,anpassenn,anpassne,anpaßen,anppassen,anpsasen,apnassen,napassen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anpassen

Misspelling Variants of "anpassen"

anapssen8annpassen9anpasen7anpasesn8anpassenn9anpassne8anpaßen7anppassen9
Misspelling Variants of "anpassen"

Frequency rank: #6,268 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anpassen"?
"anpassen" is spelled A-N-P-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌpasn̩].
What does "anpassen" mean?
As a verb, "anpassen" means: etwas passend machen, angleichen
What words are commonly confused with "anpassen"?
"anpassen" is commonly confused with "anpasst", "aufpassen", "Anpassung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anpassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anpassen" is [ˈanˌpasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anpassen" come from?
"anpassen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.