anstellig
[ˈanʃtɛlɪç]
The verdict
“anstellig” 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) - geschickt; gut, vielseitig einsetzbar, verwendbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-anstellig · anstellig · German
anstellig · 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 | anstellig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈanʃtɛlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anstellig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
anstellig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈanʃtɛlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geschickt; gut, vielseitig einsetzbar, verwendbar".
Zero misspellings are on record for anstellig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anstellig, spelled A-N-S-T-E-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1geschickt; gut, vielseitig einsetzbar, verwendbar
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anstellig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der neue Lehrling macht gar keinen anstelligen Eindruck.
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