anrufen

Name: anrufen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈanˌʁuːfn̩]

/[ˈanˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“anrufen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,017
frequency rank, German: 6,976
“A” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf sich aufmerksam machen, indem man ruft; jemanden namentlich rufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anrufen · anrufen · German

anrufen · rank #4,017 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,017
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,976
PHOTO-FINISH Abschied

Nearest frequency peer: Abschied (-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.

Ablauf

95,986
Abschied

95,985
anrufen

95,984
Ansichten

95,983
are

95,982
arena

95,981

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

anrufen vs anruft

71% similar

anrufen vs Anrufer

71% similar

anrufen vs Anzügen

43% similar

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

Key facts for anrufen
Property	Value
Headword	anrufen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈanˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#4,017
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anrufen“

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

#4,017

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abschied“ (#4,016), „Ansichten“ (#4,018), „Ablauf“ (#4,015). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anrufen“ bei #4,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around anrufen (IPA [ˈanˌʁuːfn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,017 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anrufen, with forms such as "annrufen", "anrfuen", and "anrrufen". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "anruft", "Anrufer", "Anzügen", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anrufen, spelled A-N-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

1
auf sich aufmerksam machen, indem man ruft; jemanden namentlich rufen
2
jemanden bitten, sich als Helfer, Vermittler oder dergleichen entscheidend in etwas einzuschalten/auf etwas Einfluss zu nehmen
3
mit jemandem telefonisch in Verbindung treten
4
etwas durch (lautes) Rufen bekannt geben, mitteilen, verkünden
5
etwas durch (lautes) Rufen zu übertönen versuchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Man wird dich einfangen und in ein Lager sperren, so daß du erst recht nicht fort kannst. Bedenke doch, wie es zugeht. Sie rufen euch an, sie rufen dreimal, dann schießen sie!“
„[…]dann schlief Franke fest und wurde wach, als Rita ihn leise anrief, in zwanzig Minuten gäbe es Abendbrot.“

Synonyms

antelefonierenantelephonierendurchrufenanbimmelnanklingeln telefonierentelephonierenanbellen aufringenankhonkhothan

This word in other languages

call(English)llamar(Español)appeler(Français)chamar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

annrufen
anrfuen
anrrufen
anruefn
anrufenn
anruffen
anrufne
anurfen
arnufen
narufen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "anrufen"

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 "anrufen"?

"anrufen" is spelled A-N-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʁuːfn̩].

What does "anrufen" mean?

As a verb, "anrufen" means: auf sich aufmerksam machen, indem man ruft; jemanden namentlich rufen

What words are commonly confused with "anrufen"?

"anrufen" is commonly confused with "anruft", "Anrufer", "Anzügen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "anrufen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anrufen" is [ˈanˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "anrufen" come from?

"anrufen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anrufen", 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).

dreimal10 variants Symbol10 variants sprich10 variants geboten10 variants