Anschaffung

[ˈanʃafʊŋ]

/[ˈanʃafʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Anschaffung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,590
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erwerb von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-anschaffung · Anschaffung · German

Anschaffung · rank #11,590 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,590
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Apotheken

Nearest frequency peer: Apotheken (+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 „Anschaffung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anschaffung“ 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).

Anschaffung vs Anschauung
82% similar
Anschaffung vs Anschaffungen
85% similar
Anschaffung vs anschaffen
73% similar

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

Key facts for Anschaffung
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnschaffung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanʃafʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,590
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anschaffung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anschaffungliegt 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: „Apotheken“ (#11,591), „Anhörung“ (#11,588), „Apparat“ (#11,592). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anschaffung“ bei #11,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Anschaffung (IPA [ˈanʃafʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,590 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anschaffung, with forms such as "ancshaffung", "annschaffung", and "anscahffung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Anschauung", "Anschaffungen", "anschaffen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Anschaffung, spelled A-N-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erwerb von etwas
  2. 2
    das neu Erworbene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Anschaffung der neuen Schuhe hat uns viel Zeit gekostet.
  2. Diese Anschaffungen für die neue Wohnung waren dringend notwendig.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ancshaffung
  • annschaffung
  • anscahffung
  • anscchaffung
  • anschaffnug
  • anschaffugn
  • anschaffungg
  • anschaffunng
  • anschafufng
  • anschafung
  • anschfafung
  • anschhaffung
  • anshcaffung
  • ansschaffung
  • asnchaffung
  • naschaffung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anschaffung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ancshaffung2annschaffung1anscahffung2anscchaffung1anschaffnug2anschaffugn2anschaffungg1anschaffunng1
Edit distance from "Anschaffung"

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 "Anschaffung"?
"Anschaffung" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanʃafʊŋ].
What does "Anschaffung" mean?
As a noun, "Anschaffung" means: Erwerb von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Anschaffung"?
"Anschaffung" is commonly confused with "Anschauung", "Anschaffungen", "anschaffen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anschaffung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anschaffung" is [ˈanʃafʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anschaffung" come from?
"Anschaffung" 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 "Anschaffung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list