Anschreiben

/[ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,857

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Anschreiben is aGermannoun. It means: einleitender Text einer Postzustellung, der Absender, Empfänger, Betreff und Grund beziehungsweise das Anliegen der Postzustellung enthält Pronounced [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Often confused with anschreien and aufschreiben.

Key facts for Anschreiben
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,857
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Anschreiben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Anschreiben is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,857 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for Anschreiben, with forms such as "ancshreiben", "annschreiben", and "anscchreiben". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "anschreien", "aufschreiben", "ausschreiben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Anschreiben, spelled A-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einleitender Text einer Postzustellung, der Absender, Empfänger, Betreff und Grund beziehungsweise das Anliegen der Postzustellung enthält
  2. 2
    einleitender Teil einer Bewerbung für eine Arbeitsstelle
  3. 3
    substantivierte Form von anschreiben

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ancshreiben,annschreiben,anscchreiben,anscheriben,anschhreiben,anschrebien,anschreibben,anschreibenn,anschreibne,anschreiebn,anschrieben,anschrreiben,anscrheiben,anshcreiben,ansschreiben,asnchreiben,naschreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Anschreiben

Misspelling Variants of "Anschreiben"

ancshreiben11annschreiben12anscchreiben12anscheriben11anschhreiben12anschrebien11anschreibben12anschreibenn12
Misspelling Variants of "Anschreiben"

Frequency rank: #12,857 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Anschreiben"?
"Anschreiben" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "Anschreiben" mean?
As a noun, "Anschreiben" means: einleitender Text einer Postzustellung, der Absender, Empfänger, Betreff und Grund beziehungsweise das Anliegen der Postzustellung enthält
What words are commonly confused with "Anschreiben"?
"Anschreiben" is commonly confused with "anschreien", "aufschreiben", "ausschreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anschreiben" is [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anschreiben" come from?
"Anschreiben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.