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.

Key facts for bis anhin
PropertyValue
Headwordbis anhin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „bis anhin“ im Deutschen

bis anhinliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    bis jetzt, bisher, bislang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Laut dem Forscherteam soll die Maschine auch Formeln «entdeckt» haben, die den Mathematikern bis anhin unbekannt gewesen sind.“
  2. „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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bis anhin"?
"bis anhin" is spelled B-I-S- -A-N-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "bis anhin" mean?
As a phrase, "bis anhin" means: bis jetzt, bisher, bislang
How do you pronounce "bis anhin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bis anhin" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bis anhin" come from?
"bis anhin" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list