anfeuern
\ˈanˌfɔɪ̯ɐn\
The verdict
“anfeuern” 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) - Encourager.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anfeuern · anfeuern · French
anfeuern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | anfeuern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌfɔɪ̯ɐn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anfeuern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anfeuern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌfɔɪ̯ɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anfeuern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is anfeuern, spelled A-N-F-E-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Encourager.
- 2Faire feu, allumer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anfeuern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Wir können nicht mehr schweigen und nach einer Schweigeminute wieder unsere Teams anfeuern. Go Dubs, go Mavericks. Aber das machen wir. (...)"
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.