anzüglich

[ˈant͡syːklɪç]

/[ˈant͡syːklɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“anzüglich” is uncommon German (frequency #91,282 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,282
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf etwas Unangenehmes anspielend

Corpus desk

Index DE-anzuglich · anzüglich · German

anzüglich · rank #91,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,282
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzuzetteln

Nearest frequency peer: anzuzetteln (-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 „anzüglich“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „anzüglich“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anzüglich
PropertyValue
Headwordanzüglich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈant͡syːklɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anzüglich“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).anzüglichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anzuzetteln“ (#91,281), „Arbeitsverweigerung“ (#91,283), „arteriellen“ (#91,285). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anzüglich“ bei #91,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anzüglich is uncommon German at frequency #91,282 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈant͡syːklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

anzüglich has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anzüglich, spelled A-N-Z-Ü-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf etwas Unangenehmes anspielend
  2. 2
    ungehörig, anstößig
  3. 3
    anziehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Täter machte zunächst eine anzüglich sexistische Bemerkung, bevor er das Opfer vergewaltigte.
  2. Deine anzüglichen Bemerkungen passen nicht hierher.

Synonyms

anstößigspitzspitzig

This word in other languages

lewd(English)ofensivo(Español)désobligeant(Français)

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 "anzüglich"?
"anzüglich" is spelled A-N-Z-Ü-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈant͡syːklɪç].
What does "anzüglich" mean?
As an adjective, "anzüglich" means: auf etwas Unangenehmes anspielend
How do you pronounce "anzüglich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anzüglich" is [ˈant͡syːklɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anruferin#91,278Anchorage#91,269aussendet#91,320australis#91,322

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list