anschwellen
\ˈanˌʃvɛlən\
The verdict
“anschwellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Grossir, se gonfler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anschwellen · anschwellen · French
anschwellen · 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 | anschwellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌʃvɛlən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anschwellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌʃvɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anschwellen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 anschwellen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Grossir, se gonfler.
- 2Grossir (se dit de cours d'eau dont le débit augmente).
- 3Grandir, augmenter, grossir (se parle de chiffres, d'intensités, foules etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anschwellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aber in jedem Fall stößt das Spermium, sobald beide in Berührung kommen, die Eizelle an, versetzt sie in Bewegung und dringt in sie ein: der männliche Gamet verliert seinen Schwanz, sein Kopf schwillt an, und er erreicht mit einer Drehbewegung den Kern.
Der Anblick, den der Verunglückte bot, war beängstigend. Der blutig geschürfte Hals war dick angeschwollen, den Kopf hielt er, während sich der Kehlkopf heftig und ruckweise bewegte, nach hinten.
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.