AnblickvsAusblickWhich spelling fits?

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“Anblick” and “Ausblick” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,675
“Anblick” frequency rank
#6,894
“Ausblick” frequency rank
12569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anblick Ausblick
Definition das Anblicken, das Ansehen, das Betrachten Sicht über eine große Fläche; Aussicht

Where the eye mixes Anblick and Ausblick

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Anblick runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against Ausblick's 8 (VVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Anblick
8 ch
Ausblick

Look-alike desk: Anblick vs Ausblick

A purely visual mix-up. Anblick ([ˈanˌblɪk]) and Ausblick ([ˈaʊ̯sblɪk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anblick is recorded at frequency rank #5,675, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌblɪk]. Ausblick is at rank #6,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sblɪk].

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 12569, this pair ranks #1,963,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anblick vs Ausblick

Shared letters: abcikl. Private to "Anblick": n. Private to "Ausblick": su.

"Anblick" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC  ·  "Ausblick" · 8 letters · shape VVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anblick ← abnlick · anbblick · anbilck · anblcik · anblicck · anblickk · anblikc · anbllick
  • Ausblick ← asublick · aubslick · ausbblick · ausbilck · ausblcik · ausblicck · ausblickk · ausblikc

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Anblick" for "Ausblick" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌblɪk] versus [ˈaʊ̯sblɪk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Anblick" or "Ausblick" show up more?
"Anblick" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,675 in our German list, against #6,894 for "Ausblick". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anblick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ausblick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,963,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anblick" and "Ausblick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ausblick vs Ausblicke". 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 #1,963,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list