Anzug

[ˈanˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈanˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Anzug” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,007
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Heranziehen, Heranziehen, Heranrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-anzug · Anzug · German

Anzug · rank #7,007 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,007
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anwenden

Nearest frequency peer: anwenden (-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 „Anzug“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Anzug“ 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).

Anzug vs azur
40% similar
Anzug vs Auszug
67% similar
Anzug vs Aufzug
67% similar

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

Key facts for Anzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈanˌt͡suːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,007
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Anzug“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Anzugliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „anwenden“ (#7,006), „Asche“ (#7,008), „Antisemitismus“ (#7,005). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Anzug“ bei #7,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Anzug (IPA [ˈanˌt͡suːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,007 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anzug, with forms such as "annzug", "anuzg", and "anzgu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "azur", "Auszug", "Aufzug", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Anzug, spelled A-N-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Heranziehen, Heranziehen, Heranrücken
  2. 2
    der erste Zug bei Brettspielen, das erste Ausspielen, Aufdecken, Nehmen bei Kartenspielen
  3. 3
    die Art und Weise, wie man sich anzieht, angezogen ist, die Art der Bekleidung
  4. 4
    zweiteilige (Jacke und Hose) oder dreiteilige (Jacke, Hose und Weste) Bekleidung für Herren
  5. 5
    (Kissen-, Bett-)Bezug, Überzug
  6. 6
    schriftlich eingereichte Anregung im Großen Rat (Kantonsparlament) zu Händen der Regierung, Postulat
  7. 7
    eine Schräge an einem Bauteil

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Anzug des Gewitters kündigte sich mit dunklen Wolken und aufkommendem Wind an.
  2. „Verteidigungen im Anzug sind ja bekanntlich Schwarze Systeme, die von Weiß gespielt werden, allerdings mit einem Tempo Vorsprung.“

Synonyms

AufzugOutfitBezugÜberzugPostulatAusformschrägeEntformschrägeFormschräge

Antonyms

AbzugAuszugKombination

This word in other languages

approach(English)traje(Español)ouverture(Français)fato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • annzug
  • anuzg
  • anzgu
  • anzugg
  • anzzug
  • aznug
  • nazug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anzug - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

annzug1anuzg2anzgu2anzugg1anzzug1aznug2nazug2
Edit distance from "Anzug"

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 "Anzug"?
"Anzug" is spelled A-N-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌt͡suːk].
What does "Anzug" mean?
As a noun, "Anzug" means: das Heranziehen, Heranziehen, Heranrücken
What words are commonly confused with "Anzug"?
"Anzug" is commonly confused with "azur", "Auszug", "Aufzug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Anzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anzug" is [ˈanˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Anzug" come from?
"Anzug" 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 "Anzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Asche#7,008about#7,001beten#7,017Boten#7,020

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Bienen7 variantsbraune7 variantsdummen7 variantsPetra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list