anprobieren

[ˈanpʁoˌbiːʁən]

/[ˈanpʁoˌbiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anprobieren” is uncommon German (frequency #50,264 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,264
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Kleidungsstück versuchsweise anziehen, um den Sitz zu überprüfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anprobieren · anprobieren · German

anprobieren · rank #50,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,264
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH annual

Nearest frequency peer: annual (-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 „anprobieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anprobieren
PropertyValue
Headwordanprobieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanpʁoˌbiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anprobieren“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anprobierenfällt 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: „annual“ (#50,263), „anmerkt“ (#50,262), „Anschlusses“ (#50,266). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anprobieren“ bei #50,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anprobieren is uncommon German at frequency #50,264 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanpʁoˌbiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Kleidungsstück versuchsweise anziehen, um den Sitz zu überprüfen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anprobieren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anprobieren, spelled A-N-P-R-O-B-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Kleidungsstück versuchsweise anziehen, um den Sitz zu überprüfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schuhe sollte man immer anprobieren, bevor man sie kauft.

This word in other languages

try(English)probarse(Español)

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 "anprobieren"?
"anprobieren" is spelled A-N-P-R-O-B-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanpʁoˌbiːʁən].
What does "anprobieren" mean?
As a verb, "anprobieren" means: ein Kleidungsstück versuchsweise anziehen, um den Sitz zu überprüfen
How do you pronounce "anprobieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anprobieren" is [ˈanpʁoˌbiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anprobieren" come from?
"anprobieren" 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 "anprobieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anschlusses#50,266anschwellen#50,267Allererster#50,257algerischen#50,255

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list