ankommen
\ˈanˌkɔmən\
The verdict
“ankommen” 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) - Arriver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ankommen · ankommen · French
ankommen · 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 | ankommen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌkɔmən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ankommen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ankommen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌkɔmən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ankommen, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ankommen, spelled A-N-K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1Arriver.
- 2Être accueilli.
- 3S’opposer.
- 4Arriver à quelque chose (avec quelqu’un).
- 5Être saisi de, être pris de.
- 6etwas kommt jn (acc) [jm (Dat)] schwer, leicht an : quelque chose coûte, est facile à quelqu’un.
- 7auf jemanden ankommen : Dépendre de (dans une tournure impersonnelle).
- 8Rester, revenir (dans le contexte de distribuer quelque chose).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ankommen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
atemlos, völlig erschöpft ankommen
als Erster ankommen
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.