Anreißen
[ˈanˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“Anreißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Übertragen von Maßen auf ein Werkstück
Corpus desk
Index DE-anrei-en · Anreißen · German
Anreißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anreißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Anreißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Anreißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Anreißen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Anreißen, spelled A-N-R-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Übertragen von Maßen auf ein Werkstück
- 2kurzes Ansprechen eines Themas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Anreißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Anreißen wird mit Kreide, Stift oder Reißnadel ausgeführt.
Wir können hier heute Abend nur ein Anreißen leisten, die Problematik als Gesamtes müssen wir später noch separat vertiefen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.