bis anhin
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The verdict
“bis anhin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bis jetzt, bisher, bislang
Corpus desk
Index DE-bis-anhin · bis anhin · German
bis anhin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bis anhin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bis anhin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bis anhin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bis jetzt, bisher, bislang".
bis anhin has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is bis anhin, spelled B-I-S- -A-N-H-I-N.
Definition
- 1bis jetzt, bisher, bislang
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bis anhin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Laut dem Forscherteam soll die Maschine auch Formeln «entdeckt» haben, die den Mathematikern bis anhin unbekannt gewesen sind.“
„Nach Uno-Angaben ist die Dürre die ausgedehnteste in Iran seit 30 Jahren und hat bis anhin wirtschaftliche Schäden in der Höhe von 2,6 Milliarden Dollar verursacht.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.