angehen
\ˈʔanˌɡeːən\
The verdict
“angehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - S’allumer (pour une lampe, un appareil électrique).
Corpus desk
Index FR-angehen · angehen · French
angehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | angehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʔanˌɡeːən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
angehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʔanˌɡeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for angehen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is angehen, spelled A-N-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’allumer (pour une lampe, un appareil électrique).
- 2Commencer à mettre en œuvre, aborder.
- 3Concerner.
- 4Demander, faire une requête.
- 5S’opposer violemment.
- 6Croître.
- 7Être acceptable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how angehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Fernseher geht nicht mehr an.
Sofort wird die Boeing von den Luftwirbeln in der Wolke erfasst und durchgerüttelt, und genauso umgehend geht im Cockpit das Licht an, denn es herrscht Nacht, rußschwarze Nacht, und dazu ein furchterregendes Getöse: Hunderte von enorm großen Hagelkörnern prasseln gegen die Scheiben, lassen hier und da eine Einschlagspur im Panzerglas.
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.