anzetteln

[ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n]

/[ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n]/ verb

The verdict

“anzetteln” is uncommon German (frequency #61,279 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,279
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Negatives (Krieg, Streit, Meuterei, etc.) anfangen oder vorbereiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-anzetteln · anzetteln · German

anzetteln · rank #61,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,279
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzunähern

Nearest frequency peer: anzunähern (+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 „anzetteln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anzetteln
PropertyValue
Headwordanzetteln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anzetteln“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anzettelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anzunähern“ (#61,280), „anmalen“ (#61,277), „apathisch“ (#61,281). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anzetteln“ bei #61,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anzetteln is uncommon German at frequency #61,279 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas Negatives (Krieg, Streit, Meuterei, etc.) anfangen oder vorbereiten".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anzetteln, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anzetteln, spelled A-N-Z-E-T-T-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Negatives (Krieg, Streit, Meuterei, etc.) anfangen oder vorbereiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „[…] als Student erlebte er 1989 in Dresden Stagnation statt Aufbruch. Also zettelte er eine Revolte an.“
  2. „Im Frühjahr 1525 zettelt [Thomas Müntzer] in Mühlhausen eine Revolte an und stürzt den Stadtrat.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "anzetteln"?
"anzetteln" is spelled A-N-Z-E-T-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n].
What does "anzetteln" mean?
As a verb, "anzetteln" means: etwas Negatives (Krieg, Streit, Meuterei, etc.) anfangen oder vorbereiten
How do you pronounce "anzetteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anzetteln" is [ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anzetteln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anzetteln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list