anlocken
\ˈanˌlɔkn̩\
The verdict
“anlocken” 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) - Attirer, appeler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anlocken · anlocken · French
anlocken · 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 | anlocken |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌlɔkn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anlocken » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anlocken is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌlɔkn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Attirer, appeler.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anlocken, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is anlocken, spelled A-N-L-O-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Attirer, appeler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anlocken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Doch nicht nur der Mensch ist kreativ im Umgang mit Vogeldreck. Kaninchenkäuze zum Beispiel markieren damit den Eingang ihrer Bodenhöhle, um zu zeigen: besetzt. Zusätzlich legen sie den Kot fremder Tiere aus, locken so Mistkäfer an und können gemütlich zu Hause schnabulieren.
Wer Waschbären mit Hundefutter anlockt, kann das bitter bereuen. Denn sie können sich auf Dachböden einnisten und mit ihren fünffingrigen Pfoten Wandverkleidungen und Satellitenanlagen auseinandernehmen.
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.