anreden

[ˈanˌʁeːdn̩]

/[ˈanˌʁeːdn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anreden” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,005. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,005
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anfangen mit jemandem zu reden; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anreden · anreden · German

anreden · rank #43,005 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,005
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anhängsel

Nearest frequency peer: Anhängsel (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anreden“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anreden“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anreden vs Arenen
57% similar
anreden vs ansehen
71% similar
anreden vs anrufen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anreden
PropertyValue
Headwordanreden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʁeːdn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,005
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anreden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anredenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anhängsel“ (#43,004), „Anreicherung“ (#43,006), „Anschauungen“ (#43,007). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anreden“ bei #43,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around anreden (IPA [ˈanˌʁeːdn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,005 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anreden, with forms such as "anerden", "annreden", and "anrdeen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Arenen", "ansehen", "anrufen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anreden, spelled A-N-R-E-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    anfangen mit jemandem zu reden; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen
  2. 2
    eine Anrede wählen; jemandem mit bestimmtem Namen oder Titel ansprechen
  3. 3
    jemandem um etwas bitten, um etwas angehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich Sie so einfach anrede, aber ich hätte da mal eine Frage.
  2. Ich weiß nicht, ob ich meinen Nachbarn mit „Du“ oder mit „Sie“ anreden soll.

Synonyms

ansprechen

This word in other languages

address(English)adresser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anerden
  • annreden
  • anrdeen
  • anredden
  • anredenn
  • anredne
  • anreedn
  • anrreden
  • arneden
  • nareden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anreden - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anerden2annreden1anrdeen2anredden1anredenn1anredne2anreedn2anrreden1
Edit distance from "anreden"

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 "anreden"?
"anreden" is spelled A-N-R-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʁeːdn̩].
What does "anreden" mean?
As a verb, "anreden" means: anfangen mit jemandem zu reden; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "anreden"?
"anreden" is commonly confused with "Arenen", "ansehen", "anrufen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anreden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anreden" is [ˈanˌʁeːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anreden" come from?
"anreden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list