anstechen
German, verb[ˈanˌʃtɛçn̩]
anstechen is spelled A-N-S-T-E-C-H-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 152,733rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anstechen is a German verb meaning “to tap (a barrel)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas Spitzes, Scharfes (Nadel, Gabel, Messer) ein Stück weit in das Innere von etwas treiben”.
What does anstechen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tap (a barrel)
- 2
to broach
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas Spitzes, Scharfes (Nadel, Gabel, Messer) ein Stück weit in das Innere von etwas treiben 2. durch einen Stich öffnen, so dass der Inhalt herausfließen kann (besonders ein Fass) 3. mit einigen Stichen an etwas nähen 4. zum Brennen bringen
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 anstechen
- sticht an present singular third-person
- stach an past
- anangestochen participle past
- stäche an past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- anstechend participle present
- anzustechen infinitive infinitive-zu
- steche an first-person indicative present
- stechen an first-person indicative plural
- stichst an indicative present second-person
- stecht an indicative plural present
- stechest an second-person singular subjunctive
- stechet an plural second-person subjunctive
- stachen an first-person indicative plural
- stächen an first-person formal plural
- stachst an indicative preterite second-person
- stacht an indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anstechen?
- [ˈanˌʃtɛçn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anstechen in German?
anstechen appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).