anspielen
\ˈan.ˌʃpiː.lən\
The verdict
“anspielen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemanden) Passer la balle (à quelqu’un).
Corpus desk
Index FR-anspielen · anspielen · French
anspielen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | anspielen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈan.ˌʃpiː.lən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anspielen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈan.ˌʃpiː.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for anspielen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is anspielen, spelled A-N-S-P-I-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1(jemanden) Passer la balle (à quelqu’un).
- 2Prendre au début d’un morceau.
- 3(auf + acc.) Faire allusion (à quelque chose ou quelqu’un).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anspielen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Linksaussen spielte den Ball hoch an.
Ich will Dir das Lied nur kurz anspielen.
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.