anschleichen
[ˈanˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“anschleichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich jemandem oder etwas sehr leise und unbemerkt nähern
Corpus desk
Index DE-anschleichen · anschleichen · German
anschleichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | anschleichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anschleichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anschleichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃlaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
anschleichen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is anschleichen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-L-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich jemandem oder etwas sehr leise und unbemerkt nähern
- 2jemandem leise und unbemerkt nahe kommen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anschleichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In jedem Fall muss man sich an das Wild anschleichen und von möglichst naher Entfernung schießen.
Buschmänner in Afrika und die Ainos in Sachalin schleichen sich auf 10–20 Schritte an.
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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.