anziehen

/[ˈanˌt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,139

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

anziehen is aGermanverb. It means: ein bestimmtes Kleidungsstück anlegen Pronounced [ˈanˌt͡siːən]. It ranks #5,139 in German word frequency. Often confused with anzieht and anzusehen.

Key facts for anziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordanziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌt͡siːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,139
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anziehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,139 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for anziehen, with forms such as "anizehen", "annziehen", and "anzeihen". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "anzieht", "anzusehen", "ausziehen", 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 anziehen, spelled A-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein bestimmtes Kleidungsstück anlegen
  2. 2
    sich oder jemanden ankleiden
  3. 3
    ohne Berührung zu sich hin ziehen
  4. 4
    ohne Berührung zu sich hin ziehen
  5. 5
    ohne Berührung zu sich hin ziehen
  6. 6
    den Zug erhöhen, etwas straff machen
  7. 7
    beschleunigen
  8. 8
    ansteigen, einen größeren Betrag annehmen
  9. 9
    sich die Brille aufsetzen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anizehen,annziehen,anzeihen,anzieehn,anziehenn,anziehhen,anziehne,anziheen,anzziehen,azniehen,naziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anziehen

Misspelling Variants of "anziehen"

anizehen8annziehen9anzeihen8anzieehn8anziehenn9anziehhen9anziehne8anziheen8
Misspelling Variants of "anziehen"

Frequency rank: #5,139 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anziehen"?
"anziehen" is spelled A-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌt͡siːən].
What does "anziehen" mean?
As a verb, "anziehen" means: ein bestimmtes Kleidungsstück anlegen
What words are commonly confused with "anziehen"?
"anziehen" is commonly confused with "anzieht", "anzusehen", "ausziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anziehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anziehen" is [ˈanˌt͡siːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anziehen" come from?
"anziehen" 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.