anbetteln

\ˈanˌbɛtl̩n\

/\ˈanˌbɛtl̩n\/ verb

The verdict

“anbetteln” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitif Mendier (à quelqu'un).

Corpus desk

Index FR-anbetteln · anbetteln · French

anbetteln · 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 "A" 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 anbetteln
PropertyValue
Headwordanbetteln
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈanˌbɛtl̩n\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anbetteln » en français

anbettelnreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

anbetteln is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌbɛtl̩n\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "transitif Mendier (à quelqu'un).".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anbetteln, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is anbetteln, spelled A-N-B-E-T-T-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitif Mendier (à quelqu'un).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er ist Journalist. Und ich bin eine berühmte, für ihre Unnahbarkeit berüchtigte Autorin, die seit Jahren von allen großen europäischen Zeitschriften und Sendern förmlich um ein Interview angebettelt wird. Besonders wenn ein neues Buch erscheint.

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 "anbetteln"?
"anbetteln" is spelled A-N-B-E-T-T-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈanˌbɛtl̩n\.
What does "anbetteln" mean?
As a verb, "anbetteln" means: transitif Mendier (à quelqu'un).
How do you pronounce "anbetteln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anbetteln" is \ˈanˌbɛtl̩n\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anbetteln" come from?
"anbetteln" is a French 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