Which to use
“abzusehen” and “anzusehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,076
- “abzusehen” frequency rank
- #5,241
- “anzusehen” frequency rank
- 21317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abzusehen | anzusehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs absehen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ansehen |
Where the eye mixes abzusehen and anzusehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abzusehen and anzusehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abzusehen with anzusehen
A purely visual mix-up. abzusehen ([ˈapt͡suˌzeːən]) and anzusehen ([ˈant͡suˌzeːən]) 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 “abzusehen” becomes n in “anzusehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abzusehen is recorded at frequency rank #16,076, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapt͡suˌzeːən]. anzusehen is at rank #5,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈant͡suˌzeːən].
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 21317, this pair ranks #1,887,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of abzusehen vs anzusehen
Shared letters: aehnsuz. Private to "abzusehen": b. Private to "anzusehen": -.
"abzusehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "anzusehen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abzusehen" and "anzusehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abzusehen" or "anzusehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abzusehen" and "anzusehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abzusehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anzusehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abzusehen" and "anzusehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzulesen vs abzusehen". 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 #1,887,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.