anstrengen
\ˈan.ʃtʀɛ.ŋən\
The verdict
“anstrengen” 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) - Fatiguer, forcer, exténuer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-anstrengen · anstrengen · French
anstrengen · 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 | anstrengen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈan.ʃtʀɛ.ŋən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anstrengen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈan.ʃtʀɛ.ŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for anstrengen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is anstrengen, spelled A-N-S-T-R-E-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fatiguer, forcer, exténuer.
- 2Intenter, engager (une action, un procès...).
- 3Se donner de la peine, faire l’effort, s’efforcer, se bouger. #* Strenge dich an, damit du den Abschluß erfolgreich schaffst. : Bouge-toi afin de réussir ton diplôme. #* Alle Mitarbeiter strengen sich sehr an, das Projekt voranzubringen, aber sie können auch keine Wunder vollbringen. #*: Tous les collaborateurs font de gros efforts pour faire avancer le projet, mais ils ne peuvent pas non plus accomplir de miracles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anstrengen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Arbeit am Bildschirm kann sehr anstrengen.
Das Schreiben strengt mich an, aber auf eine gute Art. Es ist mein tägliches Krafttraining. Es tut mir gut, ein Ziel zu haben, ein echtes Ziel.
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.