anstupsen
[ˈanˌʃtʊpsn̩]
The verdict
“anstupsen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht berühren
Corpus desk
Index DE-anstupsen · anstupsen · German
anstupsen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anstupsen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃtʊpsn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anstupsen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anstupsen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌʃtʊpsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
anstupsen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anstupsen, spelled A-N-S-T-U-P-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1leicht berühren
- 2jemanden auffordern, etwas zu beginnen oder zu tun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anstupsen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Es räuspert, bläst Zigarettenqualm in meine Richtung, stupst an meinem Hocker."
Manchmal muss er ein bisschen angestupst werden.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.