anspornen

[ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən]

/[ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anspornen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #95,250 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#95,250
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden dazu treiben, sich mehr anzustrengen

Key facts for anspornen
PropertyValue
Headwordanspornen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anspornen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anspornen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anspornen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,250 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anspornen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anspornen, spelled A-N-S-P-O-R-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden dazu treiben, sich mehr anzustrengen
  2. 2
    dem Pferd die Sporen geben

Synonyms

anfeuernanreizenermutigenantreibenanregenmotivierenstimulierenencouragierenaneiferndie Sporen geben

This word in other languages

encourage(English)espolear(Español)stimuler(Français)estimular(Português)

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 "anspornen"?
"anspornen" is spelled A-N-S-P-O-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən].
What does "anspornen" mean?
As a verb, "anspornen" means: jemanden dazu treiben, sich mehr anzustrengen
How do you pronounce "anspornen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anspornen" is [ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anspornen" come from?
"anspornen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “anspornen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-S-P-O-R-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈanˌʃpɔʁnən] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list