anstechen
[ˈanˌʃtɛçn̩]
The verdict
“anstechen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Spitzes, Scharfes (Nadel, Gabel, Messer) ein Stück weit in das Innere von etwas treiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-anstechen · anstechen · German
anstechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anstechen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃtɛçn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anstechen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anstechen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃtɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anstechen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anstechen, spelled A-N-S-T-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Spitzes, Scharfes (Nadel, Gabel, Messer) ein Stück weit in das Innere von etwas treiben
- 2durch einen Stich öffnen, so dass der Inhalt herausfließen kann (besonders ein Fass)
- 3mit einigen Stichen an etwas nähen
- 4zum Brennen bringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anstechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und zwei Sachen sollte man beim Braten unbedingt unterlassen: erstens, das Fleisch anzustechen – so schafft man erst die legendären Poren.“
„In der Nacht von Freitag auf Samstag sind drei Reifen eines am Steiner Ring geparkten Fahrzeugs von einem bislang unbekannten Täter angestochen worden.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.