anstreichen
German, verb[ˈanʃtraɪ̯çn̩]
anstreichen is spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anstreichen is a German verb meaning “to paint, to coat with paint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Farbe auftragen”.
What does anstreichen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to paint, to coat with paint
Ich will das Haus weiß anstreichen.
- 2
to mark
Alle Fehler wurden rot angestrichen.
- 3
to light; to strike
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Farbe auftragen 2. durch ein schriftliches Zeichen markieren, hervorheben (in einem Text) 3. ein Streichholz mit dem Kopf über die Reibefläche ziehen und damit entzünden 4. heimzahlen, Rache nehmen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of anstreichen
- streicht an present singular third-person
- strich an past
- angestrichen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- anstreichend participle present
- anzustreichen infinitive infinitive-zu
- streiche an first-person indicative present
- streichen an first-person indicative plural
- streichst an indicative present second-person
- streichest an second-person singular subjunctive
- streichet an plural second-person subjunctive
- strichen an first-person indicative plural
- striche an first-person formal rare
- strichst an indicative preterite second-person
- stricht an indicative plural preterite
- strichest an formal rare second-person
- strichet an formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anstreichen?
- [ˈanʃtraɪ̯çn̩]
- [ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is anstreichen in German?
anstreichen appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).