anzuschreiben

[ˈant͡suˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈant͡suˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“anzuschreiben” is uncommon German (frequency #64,970 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,970
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-anzuschreiben · anzuschreiben · German

anzuschreiben · rank #64,970 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,970
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anthologien

Nearest frequency peer: Anthologien (-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 „anzuschreiben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anzuschreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordanzuschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈant͡suˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anzuschreiben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anzuschreibenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Anthologien“ (#64,969), „anzustecken“ (#64,971), „anspruchslos“ (#64,968). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anzuschreiben“ bei #64,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anzuschreiben is uncommon German at frequency #64,970 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈant͡suˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anschreiben".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anzuschreiben, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is anzuschreiben, spelled A-N-Z-U-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anschreiben

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 "anzuschreiben"?
"anzuschreiben" is spelled A-N-Z-U-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈant͡suˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "anzuschreiben" mean?
As a verb, "anzuschreiben" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anschreiben
How do you pronounce "anzuschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anzuschreiben" is [ˈant͡suˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anzuschreiben" come from?
"anzuschreiben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list