Ansuchen

[ˈanˌzuːxn̩]

/[ˈanˌzuːxn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ansuchen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,102 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,102
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - förmlicher, meist schriftlicher Antrag

Corpus desk

Index DE-ansuchen · Ansuchen · German

Ansuchen · rank #51,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,102
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antifaschist

Nearest frequency peer: Antifaschist (+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 „Ansuchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ansuchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnsuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌzuːxn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ansuchen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Antifaschist“ (#51,103), „Anlieferung“ (#51,100), „Antiquariat“ (#51,104). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Ansuchen“ bei #51,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ansuchen is uncommon German at frequency #51,102 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌzuːxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "förmlicher, meist schriftlicher Antrag".

Ansuchen 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ansuchen, spelled A-N-S-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    förmlicher, meist schriftlicher Antrag

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Ansuchen wird abgelehnt.

Synonyms

GesuchAntragErsuchen

This word in other languages

solicitation(English)pedimento(Español)requête(Français)solicitação(Português)

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 "Ansuchen"?
"Ansuchen" is spelled A-N-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌzuːxn̩].
What does "Ansuchen" mean?
As a noun, "Ansuchen" means: förmlicher, meist schriftlicher Antrag
How do you pronounce "Ansuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ansuchen" is [ˈanˌzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ansuchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Albatros#51,092Aderlass#51,087abändern#51,085absenken#51,083

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list