anstellen
\ˈan.ʃtɛ.lən\
The verdict
“anstellen” 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) - Employer, embaucher (quelqu’un pour quelque chose).
Corpus desk
Index FR-anstellen · anstellen · French
anstellen · 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 | anstellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈan.ʃtɛ.lən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anstellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈan.ʃtɛ.lən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.
anstellen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is anstellen, spelled A-N-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Employer, embaucher (quelqu’un pour quelque chose).
- 2Jouer un tour, provoquer un accident, faire des siennes.
- 3Mettre en marche, allumer.
- 4Se mettre dans une file d’attente.
- 5Relever un défi.
- 6Relever un défi.
- 7Relever un défi.
- 8Faire.
- 9Apposer, poser de manière qu'il est appuyé sur un objet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war bei einer Tochterfirma angestellt.
Er ist nach drei Monaten fest angestellt worden.
Synonyms
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.