Anspruch
German, noun[ˈanˌʃpʀʊχ]
Anspruch is spelled A-N-S-P-R-U-C-H (8 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written German, the 1,550th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anspruch is a German masculine noun meaning “entitlement, demand, expectation of what should come from someone or something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “berechtigte Forderung an etwas oder jemanden: Forderung, Erwartung”.
What does Anspruch mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicmasculineverbal noun of ansprechen
- 2
masculineentitlement, demand, expectation of what should come from someone or something
steigender Anspruch.
- 3
masculineclaim, the right against a subject of law that an action is performed or omitted by it
rechtlicher Anspruch.
- 4
masculinethe raised procedural form of a claim that the defendant do or omit something
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. berechtigte Forderung an etwas oder jemanden: Forderung, Erwartung 2. Recht, etwas zu tun, zu erhalten und Ähnliches
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Anspruch
- Anspruches genitive
- Anspruchs genitive
- Ansprüche plural
- Anspruche dative singular
- Ansprüchen dative definite plural
- Anspr. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anspruch?
- [ˈanˌʃpʀʊχ]
- [ˈanˌʃpʁʊx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anspruch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anspruch in German?
Anspruch appears 55 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).