anfassen
\ˈan.fasn̩\
The verdict
“anfassen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toucher (quelqu’un, quelque chose matériellement et intentionnellement).
Corpus desk
Index FR-anfassen · anfassen · French
anfassen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anfassen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈan.fasn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anfassen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈan.fasn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toucher (quelqu’un, quelque chose matériellement et intentionnellement).".
anfassen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is anfassen, spelled A-N-F-A-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Toucher (quelqu’un, quelque chose matériellement et intentionnellement).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anfassen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wagte es nicht, die glühend heißen Kohlen anzufassen.
(Sens figuré) jemanden nicht mit Samthandschuhen anfassen
Antonyms
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.