anstreichen

[ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]

/[ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anstreichen” is uncommon German (frequency #75,362 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,362
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Farbe auftragen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anstreichen · anstreichen · German

anstreichen · rank #75,362 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,362
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ansetzte

Nearest frequency peer: ansetzte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „anstreichen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „anstreichen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anstreichen
PropertyValue
Headwordanstreichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anstreichen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anstreichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ansetzte“ (#75,361), „antizipieren“ (#75,363), „Anschriften“ (#75,360). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anstreichen“ bei #75,362. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anstreichen is uncommon German at frequency #75,362 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anstreichen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anstreichen, spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Farbe auftragen
  2. 2
    durch ein schriftliches Zeichen markieren, hervorheben (in einem Text)
  3. 3
    ein Streichholz mit dem Kopf über die Reibefläche ziehen und damit entzünden
  4. 4
    heimzahlen, Rache nehmen
  5. 5
    heranfliegen (jagdbare Vögel)
  6. 6
    damit beginnen, eine oder mehrere Saiten eines Instruments mit dem Bogen zu streichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich werde das Nachtkästchen vom Flohmarkt bunt anstreichen, dann wird es ein richtiges Schmuckstück sein.
  2. „Eine hellblau angestrichene Bude macht Bierwerbung, aus großen Boxen poltert samoanischer Hip-Hop.“

Synonyms

anmalenanpinselnbemalenbepinselnanzündenentzündenheimzahlenrevanchierenvergeltenzurückzahlenanfliegenheranfliegen

Antonyms

ausblasenauslöschenabstreichenanzupfen

This word in other languages

color(English)surligner(Français)

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 "anstreichen"?
"anstreichen" is spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "anstreichen" mean?
As a verb, "anstreichen" means: Farbe auftragen
How do you pronounce "anstreichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anstreichen" is [ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anstreichen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anstreichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anschriften#75,360anvisierten#75,365anzufordern#75,366Armleuchter#75,370

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list