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“absieht” and “ansieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,771
- “absieht” frequency rank
- #10,413
- “ansieht” frequency rank
- 47184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | absieht | ansieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen |
Where the eye mixes absieht and ansieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. absieht and ansieht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: absieht vs ansieht
A purely visual mix-up. absieht ([ˈapˌziːt]) and ansieht ([ˈanˌziːt]) 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 “absieht” becomes n in “ansieht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
absieht is recorded at frequency rank #36,771, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌziːt]. ansieht is at rank #10,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌziːt].
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 47184, this pair ranks #1,293,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of absieht vs ansieht
Shared letters: aehist. Private to "absieht": b. Private to "ansieht": n.
"absieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "ansieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "absieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,293,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "absieht" and "ansieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absieht vs auszieht". 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 #1,293,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.