ansaugen
[ˈanˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“ansaugen” 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) - durch Erzeugung eines Unterdrucks anziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-ansaugen · ansaugen · German
ansaugen · 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 | ansaugen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ansaugen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ansaugen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌzaʊ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ansaugen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ansaugen, spelled A-N-S-A-U-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Erzeugung eines Unterdrucks anziehen
- 2sich durch Saugen verbinden/festsetzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ansaugen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Löschwasserversorgung erfolgte durch die Tragkraftspritze, welche das notwendige Wasser aus dem vorbeiführenden Gamsbach ansaugte.
Gute acht Liter Flüssigkeit dürfte er während der Tour getrunken haben, einen Großteil davon aus seinem Trinkbeutel, der auf dem Rücken hing und mit dem er sich über einen Schlauch seine Flüssigkeit ansaugte.
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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.