anschneiden

[ˈanˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]

/[ˈanˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“anschneiden” is uncommon German (frequency #68,985 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,985
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die erste Scheibe, das erste Stück von etwas abschneiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-anschneiden · anschneiden · German

anschneiden · rank #68,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,985
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anspannen

Nearest frequency peer: anspannen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „anschneiden“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „anschneiden“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anschneiden
PropertyValue
Headwordanschneiden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anschneiden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anschneidenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anspannen“ (#68,986), „anmutet“ (#68,983), „ankommst“ (#68,982). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anschneiden“ bei #68,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anschneiden is uncommon German at frequency #68,985 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anschneiden, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anschneiden, spelled A-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die erste Scheibe, das erste Stück von etwas abschneiden
  2. 2
    darüber reden (wollen); etwas zur Sprache bringen
  3. 3
    eine Kurve nicht voll ausfahren
  4. 4
    mit einem Effet versehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Willst du die Torte anschneiden, oder soll das unser Geburtstagskind machen?
  2. Ich wollte das Thema nur mal angeschnitten haben, es geht uns schließlich alle an.

Antonyms

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 "anschneiden"?
"anschneiden" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-N-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩].
What does "anschneiden" mean?
As a verb, "anschneiden" means: die erste Scheibe, das erste Stück von etwas abschneiden
How do you pronounce "anschneiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anschneiden" is [ˈanˌʃnaɪ̯dn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anschneiden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anschneiden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list