Which to use
“Absätzen” and “Ansatzes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,416
- “Absätzen” frequency rank
- #41,025
- “Ansatzes” frequency rank
- 72441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Absätzen | Ansatzes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Absatz | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ansatz |
Where the eye mixes Absätzen and Ansatzes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Absätzen and Ansatzes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Absätzen with Ansatzes
A purely visual mix-up. Absätzen ([ˈapˌzɛt͡sn̩]) and Ansatzes ([ˈanˌzat͡səs]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Absätzen is recorded at frequency rank #31,416, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Ansatzes is at rank #41,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌzat͡səs].
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 72441, this pair ranks #388,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Absätzen vs Ansatzes
Shared letters: aenstz. Private to "Absätzen": bä. Private to "Ansatzes": -.
"Absätzen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "Ansatzes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ansatzes ← anastzes · annsatzes · ansatezs · ansattzes · ansatzess · ansatzse · ansatzzes · ansaztes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Absätzen" and "Ansatzes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Absätzen" or "Ansatzes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Absätzen" and "Ansatzes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Absätzen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ansatzes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Absätzen" and "Ansatzes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Absätzen vs abstatten". 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 #388,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.