anreihen
[ˈanˌʁaɪ̯ən]
The verdict
“anreihen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - (etwas) einer bereits vorhandenen Reihe hinzufügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anreihen · anreihen · German
anreihen · 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 | anreihen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯ən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anreihen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anreihen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
anreihen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anreihen, spelled A-N-R-E-I-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) einer bereits vorhandenen Reihe hinzufügen
- 2sich zu einer bereits vorhandenen Reihe gesellen, nacheinander erscheinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anreihen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sorgfältig reihte sie die neuen Münzen in der Auslage an.
„Es ist kaum übertrieben zu sagen, daß die Organisation, vor allem aber die Finanzierung der documenta, wenn schon kein Kunstwerk, so doch ein Kunst-Stück eigener Art darstellt, das sich würdig an die übrigen tausend Bilder, Skulpturen, Graphiken und Objekte anreiht, die es in Kassel zu bewundern geben wird.“
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.