Anruf

[ˈanˌʁuːf]

/[ˈanˌʁuːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anruf” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,180
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Kontaktieren (beziehungsweise auch der Versuch dessen) per Telefon

Corpus desk

Index DE-anruf · Anruf · German

Anruf · rank #4,180 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,180
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abstimmung

Nearest frequency peer: Abstimmung (-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 „Anruf“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anruf“ 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).

Anruf vs auf
40% similar
Anruf vs Anus
60% similar
Anruf vs Anzug
60% similar

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

Key facts for Anruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌʁuːf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,180
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anruf“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abstimmung“ (#4,179), „armut“ (#4,181), „beantwortet“ (#4,182). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anruf“ bei #4,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Anruf (IPA [ˈanˌʁuːf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,180 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anruf, with forms such as "annruf", "anrfu", and "anrruf". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "auf", "Anus", "Anzug", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Anruf, spelled A-N-R-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Kontaktieren (beziehungsweise auch der Versuch dessen) per Telefon
  2. 2
    laute Äußerung, mit der man sich an jemanden wendet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Stadion war es so laut, dass ich einen wichtigen Anruf nicht mitbekommen habe.
  2. „Der erste Anruf, den ich entgegennahm, kam von Herrn Jackopp.“

Synonyms

TelefonanrufZuruf

This word in other languages

phone call(English)llamada(Español)appel(Français)ligação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annruf
  • anrfu
  • anrruf
  • anruff
  • anurf
  • arnuf
  • naruf

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anruf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

annruf1anrfu2anrruf1anruff1anurf2arnuf2naruf2
Edit distance from "Anruf"

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 "Anruf"?
"Anruf" is spelled A-N-R-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʁuːf].
What does "Anruf" mean?
As a noun, "Anruf" means: das Kontaktieren (beziehungsweise auch der Versuch dessen) per Telefon
What words are commonly confused with "Anruf"?
"Anruf" is commonly confused with "auf", "Anus", "Anzug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anruf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anruf" is [ˈanˌʁuːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anruf" come from?
"Anruf" 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 "Anruf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

armut#4,181übers#4,177brach#4,184First#4,197

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

wüsste7 variantswetten7 variantsSarah7 variantsgroup7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list