anterior

[anˈteːʁioːɐ̯]

/[anˈteːʁioːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“anterior” is uncommon German (frequency #86,173 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,173
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorne gelegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anterior · anterior · German

anterior · rank #86,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,173
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH answers

Nearest frequency peer: answers (-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 „anterior“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anterior
PropertyValue
Headwordanterior
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[anˈteːʁioːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anterior“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „answers“ (#86,172), „Antikommunismus“ (#86,174), „antique“ (#86,175). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anterior“ bei #86,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anterior is uncommon German at frequency #86,173 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [anˈteːʁioːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorne gelegen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anterior, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anterior, spelled A-N-T-E-R-I-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorne gelegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Stirnbein liegt anterior zum Hinterhauptbein.

Synonyms

vorderer

Antonyms

posterior

This word in other languages

anterior(English)

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 "anterior"?
"anterior" is spelled A-N-T-E-R-I-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [anˈteːʁioːɐ̯].
What does "anterior" mean?
As an adjective, "anterior" means: vorne gelegen
How do you pronounce "anterior"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anterior" is [anˈteːʁioːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anterior" come from?
"anterior" 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 "anterior", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Aprikose#86,179angefixt#86,163Amateurs#86,156auffasst#86,193

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list