anheben

\ˈanˌheːbn̩\

/\ˈanˌheːbn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“anheben” 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) - Soulever légèrement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-anheben · anheben · French

anheben · 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.

Key facts for anheben
PropertyValue
Headwordanheben
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈanˌheːbn̩\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « anheben » en français

anhebenreste 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

anheben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌheːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anheben, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is anheben, spelled A-N-H-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soulever légèrement.
  2. 2
    Rehausser, augmenter.
  3. 3
    Commencer, se mettre à.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dann setzte sie sich auf einen Schemel, nahm den Grindigen zwischen ihre Beine und hub an, ihn zu säubern, indem sie ihm den Kopf mit weiblicher Geschicklichkeit und mütterlicher Sorgfalt wusch.

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 "anheben"?
"anheben" is spelled A-N-H-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈanˌheːbn̩\.
What does "anheben" mean?
As a verb, "anheben" means: Soulever légèrement.
How do you pronounce "anheben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anheben" is \ˈanˌheːbn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anheben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list