anwerben

/[ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,473

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

anwerben is aGermanverb. It means: durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen Pronounced [ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]. Often confused with Anwesen and anderen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anwerben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anwerben is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌvɛʁbn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,473 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for anwerben, with forms such as "anewrben", "annwerben", and "anwebren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Anwesen", "anderen", "angeben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anwerben, spelled A-N-W-E-R-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Werben für ein Sache gewinnen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anewrben,annwerben,anwebren,anwerbben,anwerbenn,anwerbne,anwerebn,anwerrben,anwreben,anwwerben,awnerben,nawerben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anwerben

Misspelling Variants of "anwerben"

anewrben8annwerben9anwebren8anwerbben9anwerbenn9anwerbne8anwerebn8anwerrben9
Misspelling Variants of "anwerben"

Frequency rank: #46,473 in German

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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.