Anschluss

Name: Anschluss, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈanʃlʊs]

/[ˈanʃlʊs]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Anschluss” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,535
frequency rank, German: 6,976
“A” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Verbindung eines Teilnehmers mit einem Versorgungs- oder Leitungsnetz (zum Beispiel einem Telefon-, Gas-, oder Wassernetz)

Corpus desk

Index DE-anschluss · Anschluss · German

Anschluss · rank #1,535 · 14 variants · 11 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #1,535
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,976
PHOTO-FINISH allgemeinen

Nearest frequency peer: allgemeinen (-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.

Wiener

98,469
wirken

98,468
allgemeinen

98,467
Anschluss

98,466
Anspruch

98,465
Arm

98,464

What this shows „Anschluss“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Anschluss vs Ausschluss

80% similar

Anschluss vs Anschlüsse

80% similar

Anschluss vs Aufschluss

80% similar

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

Key facts for Anschluss
Property	Value
Headword	Anschluss
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈanʃlʊs]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#1,535
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	11
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anschluss“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anschlussliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1,535

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „allgemeinen“ (#1,534), „Anspruch“ (#1,536), „wirken“ (#1,533). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anschluss“ bei #1,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Anschluss (IPA [ˈanʃlʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,535 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anschluss, with forms such as "ancshluss", "annschluss", and "anscchluss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Ausschluss", "Anschlüsse", "Aufschluss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Anschluss, spelled A-N-S-C-H-L-U-S-S.

Definition

1
die Verbindung eines Teilnehmers mit einem Versorgungs- oder Leitungsnetz (zum Beispiel einem Telefon-, Gas-, oder Wassernetz)
2
der Wechsel von einem Verkehrsmittel zum Anderen
3
Kontakt zu Menschen oder Gruppen
4
Vereinigung von Gebieten
5
im Anschluss an: unmittelbar auf etwas folgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Habt ihr schon euren Anschluss für das Telefon bekommen?
Sie haben Anschluss an den Zug nach Frankfurt von Gleis 6.

This word in other languages

connection(English)conexión(Español)connexion(Français)anexação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ancshluss
annschluss
anscchluss
anschhluss
anschlluss
anschlsus
anschlus
anschluß
anschulss
ansclhuss
anshcluss
ansschluss
asnchluss
naschluss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anschluss - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Anschluss"

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 "Anschluss"?

"Anschluss" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-L-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanʃlʊs].

What does "Anschluss" mean?

As a noun, "Anschluss" means: die Verbindung eines Teilnehmers mit einem Versorgungs- oder Leitungsnetz (zum Beispiel einem Telefon-, Gas-, oder Wassernetz)

What words are commonly confused with "Anschluss"?

"Anschluss" is commonly confused with "Ausschluss", "Anschlüsse", "Aufschluss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Anschluss"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anschluss" is [ˈanʃlʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Anschluss" come from?

"Anschluss" 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 "Anschluss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

wichtiger#1,531 bestätigt#1,542 erscheint#1,549 kostenlos#1,517

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

allgemeinen14 variants Flughafen14 variants notwendig14 variants Demokratie14 variants