anwerben

[ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]

/[ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anwerben” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,473. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,473
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anwerben · anwerben · German

anwerben · rank #46,473 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,473
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antibiotikum

Nearest frequency peer: Antibiotikum (-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 „anwerben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „anwerben“ 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).

anwerben vs Anwesen
63% similar
anwerben vs anderen
75% similar
anwerben vs angeben
75% similar

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

Key facts for anwerben
PropertyValue
Headwordanwerben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,473
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anwerben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anwerbenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Antibiotikum“ (#46,472), „anschauliche“ (#46,471), „archaische“ (#46,476). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anwerben“ bei #46,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around anwerben (IPA [ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,473 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for anwerben, with forms such as "anewrben", "annwerben", and "anwebren". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Anwesen", "anderen", "angeben", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anwerben, spelled A-N-W-E-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Niederlassungsleiter der Post … ruft demnach über den Smartphone-Botschaftendienst Whatsapp dazu auf, jede Niederlassung solle "ungeachtet irgendwelcher juristischer Vorbehalte" mindestens 200 Freiwillige für die Paketzustellung anwerben, darunter auch Familienangehörige.
  2. „In den Fünfzigerjahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts begann die Bundesrepublik Deutschland, im großen Stil sogenannte Gastarbeiter anzuwerben.“

Synonyms

akquirierengewinnenrekrutieren

This word in other languages

recruit(English)reclutar(Español)recruter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anewrben
  • annwerben
  • anwebren
  • anwerbben
  • anwerbenn
  • anwerbne
  • anwerebn
  • anwerrben
  • anwreben
  • anwwerben
  • awnerben
  • nawerben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anwerben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anewrben2annwerben1anwebren2anwerbben1anwerbenn1anwerbne2anwerebn2anwerrben1
Edit distance from "anwerben"

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 "anwerben"?
"anwerben" is spelled A-N-W-E-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩].
What does "anwerben" mean?
As a verb, "anwerben" means: durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen
What words are commonly confused with "anwerben"?
"anwerben" is commonly confused with "Anwesen", "anderen", "angeben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anwerben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anwerben" is [ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anwerben" come from?
"anwerben" 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 "anwerben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

anmeldet#46,469anlassen#46,468andrehen#46,463aufwirft#46,483

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Aussetzer12 variantsauszahlt12 variantszergehen12 variantswehgetan12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list