Which to use
“abgehen” and “ansehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,481
- “abgehen” frequency rank
- #1,758
- “ansehen” frequency rank
- 22239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abgehen | ansehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine bestimmte Stelle, Ort verlassen, weggehen | den Blick bewusst auf etwas oder jemanden richten |
Where the eye mixes abgehen and ansehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abgehen and ansehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between abgehen and ansehen
A purely visual mix-up. abgehen ([ˈapˌɡeːən]) and ansehen ([ˈanˌzeːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abgehen is recorded at frequency rank #20,481, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌɡeːən]. ansehen is at rank #1,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzeːən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22239, this pair ranks #1,876,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abgehen vs ansehen
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "abgehen": bg. Private to "ansehen": s.
"abgehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "ansehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "abgehen" and "ansehen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "abgehen" vs "ansehen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abgehen" and "ansehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abgehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abgehen" and "ansehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdrehen vs abgehen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,876,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.