anzufangen

[ˈant͡suˌfaŋən]

/[ˈant͡suˌfaŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“anzufangen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,675. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,675
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anfangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-anzufangen · anzufangen · German

anzufangen · rank #9,675 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,675
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH antworte

Nearest frequency peer: antworte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anzufangen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anzufangen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anzufangen vs anzufassen
80% similar
anzufangen vs aufzufangen
82% similar
anzufangen vs anfangen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for anzufangen
PropertyValue
Headwordanzufangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈant͡suˌfaŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,675
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anzufangen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anzufangenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „antworte“ (#9,674), „Arabisch“ (#9,676), „aneinander“ (#9,673). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anzufangen“ bei #9,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around anzufangen (IPA [ˈant͡suˌfaŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,675 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anfangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for anzufangen, with forms such as "annzufangen", "anuzfangen", and "anzfuangen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "anzufassen", "aufzufangen", "anfangen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is anzufangen, spelled A-N-Z-U-F-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anfangen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annzufangen
  • anuzfangen
  • anzfuangen
  • anzuafngen
  • anzufagnen
  • anzufanegn
  • anzufangenn
  • anzufanggen
  • anzufangne
  • anzufanngen
  • anzuffangen
  • anzufnagen
  • anzzufangen
  • aznufangen
  • nazufangen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anzufangen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

annzufangen1anuzfangen2anzfuangen2anzuafngen2anzufagnen2anzufanegn2anzufangenn1anzufanggen1
Edit distance from "anzufangen"

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 "anzufangen"?
"anzufangen" is spelled A-N-Z-U-F-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈant͡suˌfaŋən].
What does "anzufangen" mean?
As a verb, "anzufangen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anfangen
What words are commonly confused with "anzufangen"?
"anzufangen" is commonly confused with "anzufassen", "aufzufangen", "anfangen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anzufangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anzufangen" is [ˈant͡suˌfaŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anzufangen" come from?
"anzufangen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aneinander#9,673Alliierten#9,671allenfalls#9,669bescheiden#9,690

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Workshops15 variantsbeschissen15 variantsDschungel15 variantserforscht15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list