anrühren
\ˈanˌʁyːʁən\
The verdict
“anrühren” 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) - Toucher (quelqu’un, quelque chose matériellement et intentionnellement).
Corpus desk
Index FR-anruhren · anrühren · French
anrühren · 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 | anrühren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌʁyːʁən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anrühren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anrühren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌʁyːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
anrühren has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is anrühren, spelled A-N-R-Ü-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Toucher (quelqu’un, quelque chose matériellement et intentionnellement).
- 2Émouvoir.
- 3Créer une mélange en touillant, Détremper, délayer.
- 4Toucher, manger, boire (souvent utilisé en négation).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anrühren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kuchen im Café Kuchentratsch werden von Seniorinnen und Senioren nach alten Rezepten zubereitet. Wer hier ein Stück isst, rührt nie wieder eine Backmischung an.
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.