anschreien

/[ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯ən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,621

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

anschreien is aGermanverb. It means: mit lauter Stimme (kritisierende) Worte an jemanden richten Pronounced [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯ən]. Often confused with Anschein and Anschreiben.

Key facts for anschreien
PropertyValue
Headwordanschreien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,621
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anschreien is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,621 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 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for anschreien, with forms such as "ancshreien", "annschreien", and "anscchreien". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Anschein", "Anschreiben", "abschreiben", 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 anschreien, spelled A-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit lauter Stimme (kritisierende) Worte an jemanden richten
  2. 2
    versuchen, sich mit der Stimme gegen andere Geräusche durchzusetzen
  3. 3
    in höchster Not laut bitten

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ancshreien,annschreien,anscchreien,anscherien,anschhreien,anschreein,anschreienn,anschreine,anschrieen,anschrreien,anscrheien,anshcreien,ansschreien,asnchreien,naschreien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anschreien

Misspelling Variants of "anschreien"

ancshreien10annschreien11anscchreien11anscherien10anschhreien11anschreein10anschreienn11anschreine10
Misspelling Variants of "anschreien"

Frequency rank: #35,621 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anschreien"?
"anschreien" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-R-E-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯ən].
What does "anschreien" mean?
As a verb, "anschreien" means: mit lauter Stimme (kritisierende) Worte an jemanden richten
What words are commonly confused with "anschreien"?
"anschreien" is commonly confused with "Anschein", "Anschreiben", "abschreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anschreien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anschreien" is [ˈanˌʃʁaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anschreien" come from?
"anschreien" 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.