anständig
\ˈan,ʃtɛndɪç\
The verdict
“anständig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Convenable, conforme aux bonnes mœurs (en particulier sexuelles), décent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anstandig · anständig · French
anständig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | anständig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈan,ʃtɛndɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anständig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈan,ʃtɛndɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for anständig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 anständig, spelled A-N-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G.
Definition
- 1Convenable, conforme aux bonnes mœurs (en particulier sexuelles), décent.
- 2Bien, décent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anständig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zieh dir was Anständiges an!
»Was für ein hübscher junger Mann! Hier kann man sich umdrehen und ihn ansehen,« sagte eine Maske, in der die Stammgäste des Balls eine anständige Frau erkannten.
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.