anschwärzen
[ˈanˌʃvɛʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“anschwärzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas) schwärzen (schwarz färben)
Corpus desk
Index DE-anschwarzen · anschwärzen · German
anschwärzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | anschwärzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃvɛʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anschwärzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anschwärzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃvɛʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for anschwärzen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anschwärzen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-Ä-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas) schwärzen (schwarz färben)
- 2jemanden bei jemandem schlecht machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anschwärzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat das Glas über einer brennenden Kerze angeschwärzt.
Sie hat ihn als Rädelsführer beim Vorgesetzten angeschwärzt.
Synonyms
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.