Which to use
“ähnelt” and “ahnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,797
- “ähnelt” frequency rank
- #18,151
- “ahnt” frequency rank
- 29948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ähnelt | ahnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ähneln | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ahnen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ähnelt and ahnt apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ähnelt ([ˈɛːnl̩t]) and ahnt ([aːnt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ähnelt is recorded at frequency rank #11,797, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛːnl̩t]. ahnt is at rank #18,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [aːnt].
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 29948, this pair ranks #1,757,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ähnelt vs ahnt
Shared letters: hnt. Private to "ähnelt": elä. Private to "ahnt": a.
"ähnelt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "ahnt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ahnt ← ahhnt · ahnnt · ahntt · ahtn · hant