anziehen
[ˈanˌt͡siːən]
The verdict
“anziehen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #5,139 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,139
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein bestimmtes Kleidungsstück anlegen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anziehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌt͡siːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anziehen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for anziehen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for anziehen, with forms such as "anizehen", "annziehen", and "anzeihen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "anzieht", "anzusehen", "ausziehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is anziehen, spelled A-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein bestimmtes Kleidungsstück anlegen
- 2sich oder jemanden ankleiden
- 3ohne Berührung zu sich hin ziehen
- 4ohne Berührung zu sich hin ziehen
- 5ohne Berührung zu sich hin ziehen
- 6den Zug erhöhen, etwas straff machen
- 7beschleunigen
- 8ansteigen, einen größeren Betrag annehmen
- 9sich die Brille aufsetzen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anizehen,annziehen,anzeihen,anzieehn,anziehenn,anziehhen,anziehne,anziheen,anzziehen,azniehen,naziehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anziehen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “anziehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-Z-I-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌt͡siːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “anzieht” - see the side-by-side comparison. anziehen vs anzieht
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.