anrichten

[ˈanˌʁɪçtn̩]

/[ˈanˌʁɪçtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anrichten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,308
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Schlechtes, einen Schaden verursachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anrichten · anrichten · German

anrichten · rank #13,308 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,308
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anreise

Nearest frequency peer: Anreise (-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 „anrichten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anrichten“ 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).

anrichten vs Ansichten
78% similar
anrichten vs anrichtet
89% similar
anrichten vs ausrichten
80% similar

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

Key facts for anrichten
PropertyValue
Headwordanrichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʁɪçtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,308
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anrichten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anrichtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anreise“ (#13,307), „AO“ (#13,309), „Apostel“ (#13,310). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anrichten“ bei #13,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around anrichten (IPA [ˈanˌʁɪçtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,308 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for anrichten, with forms such as "anirchten", "annrichten", and "anrcihten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Ansichten", "anrichtet", "ausrichten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 anrichten, spelled A-N-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Schlechtes, einen Schaden verursachen
  2. 2
    eine Speise auf dem Teller arrangieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was hast du wieder angerichtet?
  2. Der Täter hat ein regelrechtes Blutbad angerichtet.

This word in other languages

cause(English)perpetrar(Español)perpétrer(Français)perpetrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anirchten
  • annrichten
  • anrcihten
  • anricchten
  • anrichetn
  • anrichhten
  • anrichtenn
  • anrichtne
  • anrichtten
  • anricthen
  • anrihcten
  • anrrichten
  • arnichten
  • narichten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anrichten - 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.

anirchten2annrichten1anrcihten2anricchten1anrichetn2anrichhten1anrichtenn1anrichtne2
Edit distance from "anrichten"

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 "anrichten"?
"anrichten" is spelled A-N-R-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʁɪçtn̩].
What does "anrichten" mean?
As a verb, "anrichten" means: etwas Schlechtes, einen Schaden verursachen
What words are commonly confused with "anrichten"?
"anrichten" is commonly confused with "Ansichten", "anrichtet", "ausrichten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anrichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anrichten" is [ˈanˌʁɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anrichten" come from?
"anrichten" 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 "anrichten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Animation#13,305Baumwolle#13,315begrenzen#13,319Zeremonie#13,285

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

association14 variantsdominieren14 variantsverbleiben14 variantsFeiertagen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list