ansammeln

[ˈanˌzaml̩n]

/[ˈanˌzaml̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“ansammeln” is uncommon German (frequency #52,646 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,646
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich anhäufen, quantitativ anwachsen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ansammeln · ansammeln · German

ansammeln · rank #52,646 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,646
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH annehmbar

Nearest frequency peer: annehmbar (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ansammeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ansammeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ansammeln
PropertyValue
Headwordansammeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌzaml̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,646
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ansammeln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ansammelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „annehmbar“ (#52,645), „Arbeitsmarktpolitik“ (#52,647), „Arbeitssicherheit“ (#52,648). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ansammeln“ bei #52,646. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ansammeln is uncommon German at frequency #52,646 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌzaml̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ansammeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ansammeln, spelled A-N-S-A-M-M-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich anhäufen, quantitativ anwachsen
  2. 2
    Gegenstände zusammentragen und gehäuft lagern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In der Umlaufbahn der Erde hat sich in den Jahrzehnten der Raumfahrt eine Menge Weltraumschrott angesammelt.
  2. In den Demonstranten hat sich die ganze Wut über die Politik der letzten Jahre angesammelt.

Synonyms

anhäufenanstauenvermehrenakkumulierenanhäufensammelnhamstern

Antonyms

auflösenverteilenzerfallenzersetzenzerstreuenverteilenzerstreuen

This word in other languages

accumulate(English)amasser(Français)

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 "ansammeln"?
"ansammeln" is spelled A-N-S-A-M-M-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌzaml̩n].
What does "ansammeln" mean?
As a verb, "ansammeln" means: sich anhäufen, quantitativ anwachsen
How do you pronounce "ansammeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ansammeln" is [ˈanˌzaml̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ansammeln" come from?
"ansammeln" 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 "ansammeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

annehmbar#52,645asozialen#52,652Atlantiks#52,653aktiviere#52,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list