anstellen

/[ˈanˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,718

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

anstellen is aGermanverb. It means: einen Gegenstand an einen anderen anlehnen Pronounced [ˈanˌʃtɛlən]. It ranks #7,718 in German word frequency. Often confused with Anteilen and anstellt.

Key facts for anstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordanstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃtɛlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,718
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anstellen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anstellen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃtɛlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,718 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for anstellen, with forms such as "annstellen", "ansetllen", and "ansstellen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Anteilen", "anstellt", "Antillen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anstellen, spelled A-N-S-T-E-L-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Gegenstand an einen anderen anlehnen
  2. 2
    jemandem eine Arbeitsstelle geben
  3. 3
    etwas vollbringen
  4. 4
    bei bestimmten abstrakten Substantiven (immer im Plural) so viel wie tätigen, unternehmen, also die durch das Substantiv ausgedrückte Tätigkeit zur Ausführung bringen
  5. 5
    etwas (oft, aber nicht immer, Schlimmes) mit einer Person oder einem Gegenstand tun, wobei die Person oder der Gegenstand das passive Opfer (oder „Opfer“) ist
  6. 6
    einen Streich spielen, ein Malheur verursachen
  7. 7
    Helvetismus sowie einschalten
  8. 8
    sich einer Warteschlange anschließen
  9. 9
    sich in bestimmter Weise einer Aufgabe beziehungsweise einer Herausforderung stellen
  10. 10
    wehleidig herumjammern; um Schmerzen, Krankheiten und sonstige Beeinträchtigen des Wohlbefindens viel Aufhebens machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: annstellen,ansetllen,ansstellen,ansteleln,anstelen,anstellenn,anstellne,anstlelen,ansttellen,antsellen,asntellen,nastellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anstellen

Misspelling Variants of "anstellen"

annstellen10ansetllen9ansstellen10ansteleln9anstelen8anstellenn10anstellne9anstlelen9
Misspelling Variants of "anstellen"

Frequency rank: #7,718 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anstellen"?
"anstellen" is spelled A-N-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃtɛlən].
What does "anstellen" mean?
As a verb, "anstellen" means: einen Gegenstand an einen anderen anlehnen
What words are commonly confused with "anstellen"?
"anstellen" is commonly confused with "Anteilen", "anstellt", "Antillen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anstellen" is [ˈanˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anstellen" come from?
"anstellen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.