ansprechen

/[ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,891

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

ansprechen is aGermanverb. It means: anfangen mit jemandem zu sprechen; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen Pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. It ranks #6,891 in German word frequency. Often confused with Ansprüche and Ansprüchen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of ansprechen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for ansprechen is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,891 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for ansprechen, with forms such as "annsprechen", "anpsrechen", and "ansperchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is ansprechen, spelled A-N-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: annsprechen,anpsrechen,ansperchen,anspprechen,ansprcehen,ansprecchen,ansprecehn,ansprechenn,ansprechhen,ansprechne,ansprehcen,ansprrechen,ansrpechen,anssprechen,asnprechen,nasprechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for ansprechen

Misspelling Variants of "ansprechen"

annsprechen11anpsrechen10ansperchen10anspprechen11ansprcehen10ansprecchen11ansprecehn10ansprechenn11
Misspelling Variants of "ansprechen"

Frequency rank: #6,891 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.