Anschluss
/ˈan.ʃlʊs/
"anschluss" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Anschluss” is an uncommon English word, ranked #79,256 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,256
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anschluss |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈan.ʃlʊs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,256 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Anschluss” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Anschluss is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈan.ʃlʊs/. Corpus data places it at rank #79,256 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Anschluss in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From German Anschluss (“annexation”) (formerly Anschluß), from anschließen (“to join, unite”). The correct English form is Anschluss, spelled A-N-S-C-H-L-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.
Etymology
From German Anschluss (“annexation”) (formerly Anschluß), from anschließen (“to join, unite”).
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-N-S-C-H-L-U-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.