Anschluss
/ˈan.ʃlʊs/
"anschluss" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Anschluss” is uncommon English (frequency #79,256 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,256
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Political annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anschluss · Anschluss · English
Anschluss · rank #79,256 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,256
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Aoife
Nearest frequency peer: Aoife (+2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Anschluss”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- anan
anan
20,750 corpus weight
- Angier
Angier
20,748 corpus weight
- Anschluss
Anschluss
20,745 corpus weight
- Aoife
Aoife
20,743 corpus weight
- Aotearoa
Aotearoa
20,742 corpus weight
- archenemy
archenemy
20,738 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Anschluss” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “Anschluss” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Anschluss is uncommon English at frequency #79,256 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈan.ʃlʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Anschluss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘Some of us students protested against the Anschluss.’
Riane Eisler was born in Vienna in 1931. After the German Anschluss of Austria she fled with her family, first to Cuba and then to the U.S.
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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