anstrengend

[ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]

/[ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]/ adj

The verdict

“anstrengend” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,037
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anstrengung erfordernd, mühsam

Corpus desk

Index DE-anstrengend · anstrengend · German

anstrengend · rank #6,037 · 18 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,037
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anordnung

Nearest frequency peer: Anordnung (-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 „anstrengend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anstrengend“ 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).

anstrengend vs Anstrengung
73% similar
anstrengend vs anstrengende
92% similar
anstrengend vs anstrengenden
85% similar

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

Key facts for anstrengend
PropertyValue
Headwordanstrengend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,037
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anstrengend“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anordnung“ (#6,036), „antwortet“ (#6,038), „ASS“ (#6,039). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anstrengend“ bei #6,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around anstrengend (IPA [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,037 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anstrengung erfordernd, mühsam".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for anstrengend, with forms such as "annstrengend", "ansrtengend", and "ansstrengend". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Anstrengung", "anstrengende", "anstrengenden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 anstrengend, spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-N-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anstrengung erfordernd, mühsam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „›Ach Gott‹, dachte er, ›was für einen anstrengenden Beruf habe ich gewählt! […]‹“
  2. Eine Wanderung durch die Alpen kann sehr anstrengend sein.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annstrengend
  • ansrtengend
  • ansstrengend
  • ansterngend
  • anstregnend
  • anstrenegnd
  • anstrengedn
  • anstrengendd
  • anstrengennd
  • anstrenggend
  • anstrengned
  • anstrenngend
  • anstrnegend
  • anstrrengend
  • ansttrengend
  • antsrengend
  • asntrengend
  • nastrengend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anstrengend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

annstrengend1ansrtengend2ansstrengend1ansterngend2anstregnend2anstrenegnd2anstrengedn2anstrengendd1
Edit distance from "anstrengend"

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 "anstrengend"?
"anstrengend" is spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-N-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt].
What does "anstrengend" mean?
As an adjective, "anstrengend" means: Anstrengung erfordernd, mühsam
What words are commonly confused with "anstrengend"?
"anstrengend" is commonly confused with "Anstrengung", "anstrengende", "anstrengenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anstrengend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anstrengend" is [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anstrengend" come from?
"anstrengend" 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 "anstrengend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list