anzapfen
German, verb/ˈanˌt͡sap͡fn̩/
anzapfen is spelled A-N-Z-A-P-F-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 53,554th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anzapfen is a German verb meaning “to tap into” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas durch einen Stich öffnen, so dass der Inhalt herausfließen kann (besonders ein Fass)”.
What does anzapfen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tap into
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas durch einen Stich öffnen, so dass der Inhalt herausfließen kann (besonders ein Fass) 2. etwas (Telefon-, Wasserleitung, Computer) so manipulieren, dass etwas unbemerkt mitgehört/mitgelesen/mitgenutzt werden kann 3. jemanden ausfragen, um bestimmte Informationen zu erhalten 4. jemanden um Geld bitten, von jemandem Geld erhalten wollen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of anzapfen
- zapft an present singular third-person
- zapfte an past
- angezapft participle past
- haben auxiliary
- anzapfend participle present
- anzuzapfen infinitive infinitive-zu
- zapfe an first-person indicative present
- zapfen an first-person indicative plural
- zapfst an indicative present second-person
- zapfest an second-person singular subjunctive
- zapfet an plural second-person subjunctive
- zapften an first-person indicative plural
- zapftest an indicative preterite second-person
- zapftet an indicative plural preterite
- zapf an! imperative singular
- zapfe an! imperative singular
- zapft an! imperative plural
- angezapft haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce anzapfen?
- /ˈanˌt͡sap͡fn̩/
- [ˈanˌt͡sap͡fn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to anzapfen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is anzapfen in German?
anzapfen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).