anybody
[ˈenɪˌbɒdɪ]
The verdict
“anybody” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an eine undefinierte Gruppe: irgendjemand
Corpus desk
Index DE-anybody · anybody · German
anybody · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | anybody |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈenɪˌbɒdɪ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anybody“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anybody is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈenɪˌbɒdɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "an eine undefinierte Gruppe: irgendjemand".
No misspelling variants are generated for anybody in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is anybody, spelled A-N-Y-B-O-D-Y.
Definition
- 1an eine undefinierte Gruppe: irgendjemand
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anybody appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Has anybody here some money for me?
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.