anfangs
\ˈanfaŋs\
The verdict
“anfangs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Au début, au commencement, initialement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anfangs · anfangs · French
anfangs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anfangs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ˈanfaŋs\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anfangs » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anfangs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ˈanfaŋs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Au début, au commencement, initialement.".
anfangs has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is anfangs, spelled A-N-F-A-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1Au début, au commencement, initialement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anfangs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Anfangs konnten sich einige Privilegierte mit den Wachposten an den Stadttoren absprechen, die einwilligten, Botschaften hinauszubefördern.
Nina möchte jede freie Zeit nutzen. Wenn sie Hummeln im Hintern hat, ist sie erst zufrieden, wenn etwas unternommen wurde. Anfangs hat mich das überfordert und auch genervt.
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.