Anstifter

[ˈanˌʃtɪftɐ]

/[ˈanˌʃtɪftɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anstifter” is uncommon German (frequency #81,267 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,267
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die jemand dazu veranlasst, etwas Falsches/Unrechtmäßiges zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-anstifter · Anstifter · German

Anstifter · rank #81,267 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,267
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ansehnliches

Nearest frequency peer: ansehnliches (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Anstifter”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Anstifter” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Anstifter
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnstifter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌʃtɪftɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Anstifter” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Anstifterliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „ansehnliches“ (#81,266), „antarktischen“ (#81,268), „antidemokratisch“ (#81,269). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Anstifter is uncommon German at frequency #81,267 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌʃtɪftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die jemand dazu veranlasst, etwas Falsches/Unrechtmäßiges zu tun".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Anstifter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Anstifter, spelled A-N-S-T-I-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die jemand dazu veranlasst, etwas Falsches/Unrechtmäßiges zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Einen oder zwei Tage später sagte mir Pater Giorgi, das Tagesgespräch in Rom sei die mißlungene Entführung der Tochter des Advokaten Dalacqua; man halte mich für den Anstifter der ganzen Sache, und das mißbillige er sehr.“

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 "Anstifter"?
"Anstifter" is spelled A-N-S-T-I-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃtɪftɐ].
What does "Anstifter" mean?
As a noun, "Anstifter" means: Person, die jemand dazu veranlasst, etwas Falsches/Unrechtmäßiges zu tun
How do you pronounce "Anstifter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anstifter" is [ˈanˌʃtɪftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anstifter" come from?
"Anstifter" 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 "Anstifter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list