ansprechen
\ˈanˌʃprɛçən\
The verdict
“ansprechen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adresser la parole (à).
Corpus desk
Index FR-ansprechen · ansprechen · French
ansprechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | ansprechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌʃprɛçən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ansprechen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ansprechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌʃprɛçən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
ansprechen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ansprechen, spelled A-N-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Adresser la parole (à).
- 2Impressionner, plaire à.
- 3Aborder quelqu'un.
- 4Draguer, faire la cour à une personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ansprechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In jüngster Zeit wurden (die Flugbegleiterinnen) aber auch noch häufiger von Passagieren auf ihre Unterwäsche angesprochen. Das sorgt verständlicherweise für Empörung aufseiten der weiblichen Crew-Mitglieder: gegenüber den übergriffigen Passagieren, aber vor allem gegenüber ihrem Arbeitgeber.
Martin war der erste Mann, dem ich von meiner Diagnose erzählte. Das war im April 2019, da kannten wir uns schon sechs Monate. In früheren Beziehungen traute ich mich nicht, das anzusprechen, aus Angst vor Ablehnung.
Synonyms
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.