anstehen

[ˈanˌʃteːən]

/[ˈanˌʃteːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anstehen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,802
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich an das Ende einer Schlange stellen und warten, um an die Reihe zu kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anstehen · anstehen · German

anstehen · rank #17,802 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,802
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ansiedlung

Nearest frequency peer: Ansiedlung (-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 „anstehen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anstehen“ 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).

anstehen vs ansteht
75% similar
anstehen vs aussehen
75% similar
anstehen vs ausgehen
75% similar

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

Key facts for anstehen
PropertyValue
Headwordanstehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃteːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,802
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anstehen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anstehenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ansiedlung“ (#17,801), „Antragsteller“ (#17,803), „angelangt“ (#17,800). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anstehen“ bei #17,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around anstehen (IPA [ˈanˌʃteːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,802 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for anstehen, with forms such as "annstehen", "ansethen", and "ansstehen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "ansteht", "aussehen", "ausgehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anstehen, spelled A-N-S-T-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich an das Ende einer Schlange stellen und warten, um an die Reihe zu kommen
  2. 2
    aktuell sein, getan werden müssen
  3. 3
    zu Gesicht stehen, einen bestimmten Eindruck machen
  4. 4
    festgelegt, angesetzt sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er stand an, um ein Stück Brot aus dem Laden zu erlangen.
  2. Als Hauptproblem der Verhandlung standen die Wirren um die Finanzkrise an.

Synonyms

anstellenSchlange stehenbevorstehen

Antonyms

vorbeidrängelnvordrängeln

This word in other languages

queue(English)hacer la cola(Español)faire la queue(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annstehen
  • ansethen
  • ansstehen
  • ansteehn
  • anstehenn
  • anstehhen
  • anstehne
  • anstheen
  • ansttehen
  • antsehen
  • asntehen
  • nastehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anstehen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

annstehen1ansethen2ansstehen1ansteehn2anstehenn1anstehhen1anstehne2anstheen2
Edit distance from "anstehen"

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 "anstehen"?
"anstehen" is spelled A-N-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃteːən].
What does "anstehen" mean?
As a verb, "anstehen" means: sich an das Ende einer Schlange stellen und warten, um an die Reihe zu kommen
What words are commonly confused with "anstehen"?
"anstehen" is commonly confused with "ansteht", "aussehen", "ausgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anstehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anstehen" is [ˈanˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anstehen" come from?
"anstehen" 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 "anstehen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aquarium#17,805Akteuren#17,795Afghanen#17,794aufladen#17,812

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

allerhand12 variantszugelegt12 variantszugefügt12 variantsbetrügen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list