Which to use
“Absätze” and “Ansätze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,151
- “Absätze” frequency rank
- #6,626
- “Ansätze” frequency rank
- 26777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absätze | Ansätze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ansatz |
Where the eye mixes Absätze and Ansätze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Absätze and Ansätze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Absätze vs Ansätze
A purely visual mix-up. Absätze ([ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]) and Ansätze ([ˈanˌzɛt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “Absätze” becomes n in “Ansätze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absätze is recorded at frequency rank #20,151, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌzɛt͡sə]. Ansätze is at rank #6,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌzɛt͡sə].
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 26777, this pair ranks #1,812,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Absätze vs Ansätze
Shared letters: aestzä. Private to "Absätze": b. Private to "Ansätze": n.
"Absätze" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "Ansätze" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Absätze" for "Ansätze" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Absätze" or "Ansätze" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Absätze" and "Ansätze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absätze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ansätze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,812,554 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absätze" and "Ansätze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absätze vs absetzt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,812,554 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.