Anschaffung
\ˈanʃafʊŋ\
The verdict
“Anschaffung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acquisition, obtention.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anschaffung · Anschaffung · French
Anschaffung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Anschaffung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈanʃafʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Anschaffung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈanʃafʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acquisition, obtention.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Anschaffung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Anschaffung, spelled A-N-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Acquisition, obtention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Anschaffung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Breiviks Wunsch nach Haustieren hat das Gefängnis mit der Anschaffung von drei Wellensittichen entsprochen.
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.