anstehend
[ˈanˌʃteːənt]
The verdict
“anstehend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - in (naher) Zukunft stattfindend, sich ereignend, geplant oder zu erledigend
Corpus desk
Index DE-anstehend · anstehend · German
anstehend · 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 | anstehend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃteːənt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anstehend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anstehend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈanˌʃteːənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for anstehend in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is anstehend, spelled A-N-S-T-E-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1in (naher) Zukunft stattfindend, sich ereignend, geplant oder zu erledigend
- 2an der Erdoberfläche zugänglich und von ursprünglicher Beschaffenheit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anstehend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Trump gilt bei der im November anstehenden Präsidentschaftswahl als aussichtsreichster Bewerber der Republikaner.“
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.