anzetteln
[ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n]
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
- Anlegestelle
Anlegestelle
38,725 corpus weight
- anmalen
anmalen
38,724 corpus weight
- anzetteln
anzetteln
38,722 corpus weight
- anzunähern
anzunähern
38,721 corpus weight
- apathisch
apathisch
38,720 corpus weight
- Apk
Apk
38,719 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „anzetteln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anzetteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌt͡sɛtl̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anzetteln“ im Deutschen
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
- 1etwas Negatives (Krieg, Streit, Meuterei, etc.) anfangen oder vorbereiten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anzetteln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„[…] als Student erlebte er 1989 in Dresden Stagnation statt Aufbruch. Also zettelte er eine Revolte an.“
„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.
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