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“abzunehmen” and “anzunehmen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,793
- “abzunehmen” frequency rank
- #6,149
- “anzunehmen” frequency rank
- 23942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abzunehmen | anzunehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs abnehmen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs annehmen |
Where the eye mixes abzunehmen and anzunehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: abzunehmen vs anzunehmen
A purely visual mix-up. abzunehmen ([ˈapt͡suˌneːmən]) and anzunehmen ([ˈant͡suˌneːmən]) 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 “abzunehmen” becomes n in “anzunehmen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abzunehmen is recorded at frequency rank #17,793, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌneːmən]. anzunehmen is at rank #6,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈant͡suˌneːmən].
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 23942, this pair ranks #1,854,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abzunehmen vs anzunehmen
Shared letters: aehmnuz. Private to "abzunehmen": b. Private to "anzunehmen": -.
"abzunehmen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "anzunehmen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abzunehmen ← abbzunehmen · abuznehmen · abznuehmen · abzuenhmen · abzunehemn · abzunehhmen · abzunehmenn · abzunehmmen
- anzunehmen ← annzunehmen · anuznehmen · anznuehmen · anzuenhmen · anzunehemn · anzunehhmen · anzunehmenn · anzunehmmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abzunehmen" and "anzunehmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "abzunehmen" vs "anzunehmen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "abzunehmen" and "anzunehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abzunehmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anzunehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,854,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abzunehmen" and "anzunehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzunehmen vs abzuwehren". 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 #1,854,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.