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An example use of anfang in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… und also gebe zu anfang du bist gast in …”
noun:
the word anfang occurs in german on average 186.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.