Anprobe

[ˈanˌpʁoːbə]

/[ˈanˌpʁoːbə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anprobe” is uncommon German (frequency #66,972 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,972
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anziehen eines Kleidungsstücks, um herauszufinden, ob es einem steht und ob es passt

Corpus desk

Index DE-anprobe · Anprobe · German

Anprobe · rank #66,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,972
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anpflanzen

Nearest frequency peer: anpflanzen (-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 „Anprobe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anprobe
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnprobe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌpʁoːbə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Anprobe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anprobefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anpflanzen“ (#66,971), „Ansammlungen“ (#66,973), „ansprechendes“ (#66,974). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anprobe“ bei #66,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anprobe is uncommon German at frequency #66,972 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌpʁoːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Anprobe has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Anprobe, spelled A-N-P-R-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anziehen eines Kleidungsstücks, um herauszufinden, ob es einem steht und ob es passt
  2. 2
    Raum (zum Beispiel in einem Bekleidungsgeschäft), der für [1] vorgesehen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Anprobe muss zeigen, ob die Hose mir wirklich passt.
  2. „Am Tag, an dem der Ball stattfinden sollte, aß ich mittags bei der Dupré, um bei der Anprobe des Kleides zugegen zu sein.“

This word in other languages

fitting(English)prueba(Español)essayage(Français)

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 "Anprobe"?
"Anprobe" is spelled A-N-P-R-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌpʁoːbə].
What does "Anprobe" mean?
As a noun, "Anprobe" means: Anziehen eines Kleidungsstücks, um herauszufinden, ob es einem steht und ob es passt
How do you pronounce "Anprobe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anprobe" is [ˈanˌpʁoːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anprobe" come from?
"Anprobe" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Altären#66,959Zuspiel#66,918bewuchs#67,047bildest#67,051

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list