Anschaffung
German, noun/ˈanʃafʊŋ/
Anschaffung is spelled A-N-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anschaffung is a German feminine noun meaning “purchase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erwerb von etwas”.
What does Anschaffung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepurchase
- 2
femininebuy, buying, purchase, acquisition
- 3
femininebargain
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erwerb von etwas 2. das neu Erworbene
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Anschaffung
- Anschaffungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anschaffung?
- /ˈanʃafʊŋ/
- [ˈanʃafʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anschaffung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anschaffung in German?
Anschaffung appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).