anhören
\ˈan.høː.ʁən\
The verdict
“anhören” 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) - Écouter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anhoren · anhören · French
anhören · 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 | anhören |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈan.høː.ʁən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anhören » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anhören is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈan.høː.ʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for anhören in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is anhören, spelled A-N-H-Ö-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Écouter.
- 2(jm etwas) Entendre dire ; paraitre.
- 3(gut, schlecht) Sonner (juste, faux) ; avoir l’air.
- 4Entendre (un témoin).
- 5mit anhören: Écouter involontairement.
- 6sich etwas anhören müssen Essuyer (de la critique, des insultes etc.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anhören appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zuerst hörte er sich den Vortrag an und dann kritisierte er ihn. : Il a tout d'abord écouté la proposition et l’a critiquée ensuite.
Aber ich hörte auch die traurigen, verlebten Frauen an, die mir den ganzen Tag lang Geschichten von nächtlichen Verschleppungen in Fahrzeugen ohne Nummernschilder erzählten, von Soldaten, die gefoltert wurden, aber nicht von ihren Feinden, sondern ihren eigenen Vorgesetzten,
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.