anschweigen

[ˈanˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]

/[ˈanˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“anschweigen” 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) - nichts zu seinem Gegenüber sagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anschweigen · anschweigen · German

anschweigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for anschweigen
PropertyValue
Headwordanschweigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anschweigen“ im Deutschen

anschweigensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anschweigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nichts zu seinem Gegenüber sagen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anschweigen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct German form is anschweigen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nichts zu seinem Gegenüber sagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Aus der Beziehung der beiden ist die Luft raus, sie schweigen sich nur noch gegenseitig an.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anschweigen"?
"anschweigen" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩].
What does "anschweigen" mean?
As a verb, "anschweigen" means: nichts zu seinem Gegenüber sagen
How do you pronounce "anschweigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anschweigen" is [ˈanˌʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anschweigen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list