anprangern

[ˈanˌpʁaŋɐn]

/[ˈanˌpʁaŋɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“anprangern” is uncommon German (frequency #62,174 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,174
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentlich anklagen, denunzieren, bloßstellen; an den Pranger stellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anprangern · anprangern · German

anprangern · rank #62,174 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,174
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anorganischen

Nearest frequency peer: anorganischen (-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 „anprangern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anprangern
PropertyValue
Headwordanprangern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌpʁaŋɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anprangern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anprangernfällt 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: „anorganischen“ (#62,173), „Ansichtskarten“ (#62,175), „anhänglich“ (#62,172). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anprangern“ bei #62,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anprangern is uncommon German at frequency #62,174 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌpʁaŋɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "öffentlich anklagen, denunzieren, bloßstellen; an den Pranger stellen".

No misspelling variants are generated for anprangern in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is anprangern, spelled A-N-P-R-A-N-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlich anklagen, denunzieren, bloßstellen; an den Pranger stellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Journalistenkonsortium ICIJ, das im Frühjahr auf Briefkastenfirmen in Panama aufmerksam gemacht hatte, hat am Mittwoch Informationen über finanzielle Aktivitäten Prominenter auf den Bahamas veröffentlicht. Insbesondere wird die frühere EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin Neelie Kroes angeprangert.“
  2. „Vor allem die mutigen Predigten des Bischofs von Münster, Clemens August Graf von Galen, der ausgehend vom fünften Gebot – ‚Du sollst nicht töten‘ – diese Morde anprangert, führen dazu, dass Hitler am 24. August 1941 die Einstellung der Euthanasieaktion befiehlt.“

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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 "anprangern"?
"anprangern" is spelled A-N-P-R-A-N-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌpʁaŋɐn].
What does "anprangern" mean?
As a verb, "anprangern" means: öffentlich anklagen, denunzieren, bloßstellen; an den Pranger stellen
How do you pronounce "anprangern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anprangern" is [ˈanˌpʁaŋɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anprangern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list