anschütten
[ˈanˌʃʏtn̩]
The verdict
“anschütten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit festem Material künstlich erhöhen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anschutten · anschütten · German
anschütten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | anschütten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃʏtn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anschütten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anschütten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃʏtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for anschütten in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anschütten, spelled A-N-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit festem Material künstlich erhöhen
- 2Flüssigkeit auf etwas oder jemanden schütten
- 3jemanden verleumden, schlechtmachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anschütten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Geva vermutet, dass einige Rebellen sich dort nach dem Eindringen der römischen Armee in die Festung verschanzt hatten und weiter Widerstand leisteten, so dass die Soldaten eine breite Rampe anschütten mussten, um in die Akropolis vorzudringen.
Ausgrabungen haben gezeigt, dass der Turm eingemottet wurde, das heißt, dass erst seine Mauern errichtet und dann der Burghügel rundherum angeschüttet wurde.
This word in other languages
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.