anzustecken

[ˈant͡suˌʃtɛkn̩]

/[ˈant͡suˌʃtɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“anzustecken” is uncommon German (frequency #64,971 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,971
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-anzustecken · anzustecken · German

anzustecken · rank #64,971 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,971
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzuschreiben

Nearest frequency peer: anzuschreiben (-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 „anzustecken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anzustecken
PropertyValue
Headwordanzustecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈant͡suˌʃtɛkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „anzustecken“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).anzusteckenfällt 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: „anzuschreiben“ (#64,970), „Apfelstrudel“ (#64,972), „Anthologien“ (#64,969). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anzustecken“ bei #64,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anzustecken is uncommon German at frequency #64,971 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈant͡suˌʃtɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anstecken".

anzustecken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is anzustecken, spelled A-N-Z-U-S-T-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anstecken

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 "anzustecken"?
"anzustecken" is spelled A-N-Z-U-S-T-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈant͡suˌʃtɛkn̩].
What does "anzustecken" mean?
As a verb, "anzustecken" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs anstecken
How do you pronounce "anzustecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anzustecken" is [ˈant͡suˌʃtɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anzustecken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anthologien#64,969assoziierte#64,985auferlegten#64,988Aufrechnung#64,992

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list