Which to use
“ahnt” is a verb and “ahoi” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,151
- “ahnt” frequency rank
- #29,909
- “ahoi” frequency rank
- 48060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahnt | ahoi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ahnen | bei der Schifffahrt gebräuchlicher Ausruf, um ein anderes Schiff anzurufen oder auf dieses aufmerksam zu machen |
Where the eye mixes ahnt and ahoi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ahnt (VCCC) and ahoi (VCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ahnt vs ahoi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ahnt is [aːnt] while ahoi is [aˈhɔɪ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahnt is recorded at frequency rank #18,151, classified as averb, pronounced [aːnt]. ahoi is at rank #29,909, tagged as anintj, pronounced [aˈhɔɪ̯].
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 48060, this pair ranks #1,262,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ahnt vs ahoi
Shared letters: ah. Private to "ahnt": nt. Private to "ahoi": io.
"ahnt" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "ahoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ahnt" for "ahoi" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ahnt" or "ahoi" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ahnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ahoi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahnt" and "ahoi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ahoi vs Ahr". 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 #1,262,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.