anstreichen
\ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩\
The verdict
“anstreichen” 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) - Peindre, badigeonner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anstreichen · anstreichen · French
anstreichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | anstreichen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « anstreichen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
anstreichen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
anstreichen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 anstreichen, spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Peindre, badigeonner.
- 2Marquer, pointer, surligner.
- 3Enflammer (une allumette sur la surface de frottement).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anstreichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bevor wir die Wand anstreichen, müssen wir alle Lichtschalter und Steckdosen abkleben.
Das Hotel lag auf dem Boulevard de la Chapelle, links von der Barrière Poissonnière. Ein Steinbau von zwei Stockwerken, rot angestrichen bis zum zweiten Stock und mit vom Regen angefaulten Fensterläden, (...)
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.