anstrengen

[ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən]

/[ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anstrengen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,819
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit (großem) Kraftaufwand, (großer) Mühe, Fleiß, Ausdauer und so weiter für eine Leistung oder Leistungssteigerung einsetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anstrengen · anstrengen · German

anstrengen · rank #19,819 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,819
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anspruchsvoll…

Nearest frequency peer: anspruchsvollen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anstrengen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anstrengen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anstrengen vs anstrengend
91% similar
anstrengen vs Anstrengung
73% similar
anstrengen vs anstrengende
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anstrengen
PropertyValue
Headwordanstrengen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,819
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anstrengen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anstrengenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anspruchsvollen“ (#19,818), „anruft“ (#19,817), „arge“ (#19,821). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anstrengen“ bei #19,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around anstrengen (IPA [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,819 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for anstrengen, with forms such as "annstrengen", "ansrtengen", and "ansstrengen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "anstrengend", "Anstrengung", "anstrengende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anstrengen, spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich mit (großem) Kraftaufwand, (großer) Mühe, Fleiß, Ausdauer und so weiter für eine Leistung oder Leistungssteigerung einsetzen
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden sehr in Anspruch nehmen, von etwas oder jemandem große Kraft oder Leistung abfordern, abverlangen
  3. 3
    ein juristisches Verfahren beantragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Strenge dich an, damit du den Abschluss erfolgreich schaffst.
  2. Die Arbeit am Bildschirm kann sehr anstrengen.

This word in other languages

esforzarse(Español)persévérer(Français)esforçar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annstrengen
  • ansrtengen
  • ansstrengen
  • ansterngen
  • anstregnen
  • anstrenegn
  • anstrengenn
  • anstrenggen
  • anstrengne
  • anstrenngen
  • anstrnegen
  • anstrrengen
  • ansttrengen
  • antsrengen
  • asntrengen
  • nastrengen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anstrengen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

annstrengen1ansrtengen2ansstrengen1ansterngen2anstregnen2anstrenegn2anstrengenn1anstrenggen1
Edit distance from "anstrengen"

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 "anstrengen"?
"anstrengen" is spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən].
What does "anstrengen" mean?
As a verb, "anstrengen" means: sich mit (großem) Kraftaufwand, (großer) Mühe, Fleiß, Ausdauer und so weiter für eine Leistung oder Leistungssteigerung einsetzen
What words are commonly confused with "anstrengen"?
"anstrengen" is commonly confused with "anstrengend", "Anstrengung", "anstrengende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anstrengen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anstrengen" is [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anstrengen" come from?
"anstrengen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anonymität#19,815ausgeraubt#19,826amtierende#19,810begleichen#19,840

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

ausgegraben16 variantsauszeichnet16 variantsbeigetreten16 variantsbekräftigt16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list