Similar words
stress
Close synonyms for tension or strain; Stress is the direct English loanword, Anspannung the native German term, both everyday.
Similar in other languages
English
stress
stress is the English word for the same thing — both mean "tension, strain."
French
stress
stress is the French word for the same thing — both mean "tension, strain."
Practice
1 What does Anspannung mean?
tension, strain
2 Fill the gap: Die ___ vor der Prüfung war groß.
Full sentence: Die Anspannung vor der Prüfung war groß. (The tension before the exam was great.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Anspannung?
Anspannung: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.