anschwemmen
[ˈanˌʃvɛmən]
The verdict
“anschwemmen” 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) - durch die Bewegung des Wasser ans Ufer, ans Land treiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-anschwemmen · anschwemmen · German
anschwemmen · 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 | anschwemmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃvɛmən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anschwemmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anschwemmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃvɛmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch die Bewegung des Wasser ans Ufer, ans Land treiben".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anschwemmen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is anschwemmen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch die Bewegung des Wasser ans Ufer, ans Land treiben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anschwemmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Meer hat über Nacht wieder allerlei Standgut angeschwemmt.
Antonyms
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.