ansprechen

[ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“ansprechen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,891
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anfangen mit jemandem zu sprechen; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ansprechen · ansprechen · German

ansprechen · rank #6,891 · 16 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,891
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Amtsgericht

Nearest frequency peer: Amtsgericht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ansprechen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ansprechen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ansprechen vs Ansprüche
70% similar
ansprechen vs Ansprüchen
80% similar
ansprechen vs ausbrechen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ansprechen
PropertyValue
Headwordansprechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,891
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ansprechen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ansprechenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Amtsgericht“ (#6,890), „aufgerufen“ (#6,892), „alpha“ (#6,889). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ansprechen“ bei #6,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ansprechen (IPA [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,891 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ansprechen, with forms such as "annsprechen", "anpsrechen", and "ansperchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Ansprüche", "Ansprüchen", "ausbrechen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ansprechen, spelled A-N-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    anfangen mit jemandem zu sprechen; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen
  2. 2
    die Aufmerksamkeit oder das Interesse von jemandem erwecken; den Geschmack von jemandem treffen
  3. 3
    etwas ansprechen: etwas zur Sprache bringen / zum Thema des Gespräches machen
  4. 4
    feststellen, welche Tierart vor einem steht
  5. 5
    auf etwas reagieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Entschuldigen Sie, wenn ich Sie so einfach anspreche, aber ich hätte da mal eine Frage.
  2. Dieser Anzug hat mich sofort angesprochen.

Synonyms

anreden

This word in other languages

address(English)hablar(Español)adresser la parole(Français)abordar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annsprechen
  • anpsrechen
  • ansperchen
  • anspprechen
  • ansprcehen
  • ansprecchen
  • ansprecehn
  • ansprechenn
  • ansprechhen
  • ansprechne
  • ansprehcen
  • ansprrechen
  • ansrpechen
  • anssprechen
  • asnprechen
  • nasprechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ansprechen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

annsprechen1anpsrechen2ansperchen2anspprechen1ansprcehen2ansprecchen1ansprecehn2ansprechenn1
Edit distance from "ansprechen"

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 "ansprechen"?
"ansprechen" is spelled A-N-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩].
What does "ansprechen" mean?
As a verb, "ansprechen" means: anfangen mit jemandem zu sprechen; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "ansprechen"?
"ansprechen" is commonly confused with "Ansprüche", "Ansprüchen", "ausbrechen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ansprechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ansprechen" is [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ansprechen" come from?
"ansprechen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aufgerufen#6,892berufliche#6,898Übersetzer#6,884Beschwerde#6,899

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

gemeinsames16 variantsjährlichen16 variantskünstliche16 variantsKreativität16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list