anschwellen

[ˈanˌʃvɛlən]

/[ˈanˌʃvɛlən]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“anschwellen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,267 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,267
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an übersteigertem Umfang zunehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anschwellen · anschwellen · German

anschwellen · rank #50,267 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,267
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anschlusses

Nearest frequency peer: Anschlusses (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „anschwellen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „anschwellen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anschwellen
PropertyValue
Headwordanschwellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃvɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anschwellen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anschwellenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anschlusses“ (#50,266), „Antilopen“ (#50,268), „ape“ (#50,269). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anschwellen“ bei #50,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anschwellen is uncommon German at frequency #50,267 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃvɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anschwellen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 anschwellen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an übersteigertem Umfang zunehmen
  2. 2
    an Zahl oder Intensität zunehmen
  3. 3
    an Wasserführung zunehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich bin besonders vorsichtig mit meinem Lymphödem und lasse es manuell drainieren, bandagieren und trage öfter eine Kompressionsbinde, so dass der Arm tagsüber nicht anschwillt, wenn ich sehr viel zu tun habe.“
  2. „Als neben den Briefträgern auch andere Berufsangehörige die Einträglichkeit derartiger kleiner Gaben erkannten, schwoll die Schar der Gratulanten an.“

Antonyms

abschwellen

This word in other languages

enfler(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anschwellen"?
"anschwellen" is spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃvɛlən].
What does "anschwellen" mean?
As a verb, "anschwellen" means: an übersteigertem Umfang zunehmen
How do you pronounce "anschwellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anschwellen" is [ˈanˌʃvɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anschwellen" come from?
"anschwellen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anschwellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anschlusses#50,266anprobieren#50,264Allererster#50,257algerischen#50,255

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list