anspannen
[ˈanˌʃpanən]
The verdict
“anspannen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,986 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #68,986
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zugtiere mit einem Fahrzeug oder Schlitten verbinden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anspannen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃpanən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anspannen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for anspannen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃpanən]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,986 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
anspannen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anspannen, spelled A-N-S-P-A-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Zugtiere mit einem Fahrzeug oder Schlitten verbinden
- 2durch Zug dehnen
- 3in eine angestrengte Lage übergehen
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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.
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Using “anspannen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-S-P-A-N-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌʃpanən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.