anzusteuern

[ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]

/[ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“anzusteuern” is uncommon German (frequency #89,939 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,939
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ansteuern

Key facts for anzusteuern
PropertyValue
Headwordanzusteuern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anzusteuern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anzusteuern lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

anzusteuern is uncommon German at frequency #89,939 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ansteuern".

anzusteuern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anzusteuern, spelled A-N-Z-U-S-T-E-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ansteuern

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 "anzusteuern"?
"anzusteuern" is spelled A-N-Z-U-S-T-E-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn].
What does "anzusteuern" mean?
As a verb, "anzusteuern" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ansteuern
How do you pronounce "anzusteuern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anzusteuern" is [ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anzusteuern" come from?
"anzusteuern" 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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Using “anzusteuern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-N-Z-U-S-T-E-U-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈant͡suˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list