Which to use
“anfangs” is an adverb and “Anhang” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,577
- “anfangs” frequency rank
- #8,330
- “Anhang” frequency rank
- 10907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anfangs | Anhang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | am Anfang | zusätzlich Beiliegendes, Beigefügtes, etwas daneben übermitteltes, das Weitere, Zusätzliches, das daneben Bestehende oder Vorhandene; auch: (Schriftwesen:) hinten angefügter Abschnitt, einer E-Mail beigefügte Datei, (Wirtschaft:) erläuternde, ergänzende Dokumente des Jahresabschlusses eines Unternehmens(Jurisprudenz:) spezifische Ergänzung eines Gesetzestextes |
Where the eye mixes anfangs and Anhang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. anfangs runs 7 letters (VCCVCCC) against Anhang's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anfangs and Anhang
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anfangs is [ˈanfaŋs] while Anhang is [ˈanhaŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anfangs is recorded at frequency rank #2,577, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈanfaŋs]. Anhang is at rank #8,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanhaŋ].
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 10907, this pair ranks #1,972,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anfangs vs Anhang
Shared letters: agn. Private to "anfangs": fs. Private to "Anhang": h.
"anfangs" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "Anhang" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anfangs" for "Anhang" ever safe?
Frequency check: "anfangs" vs "Anhang" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anfangs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anhang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anfangs" and "Anhang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anhang vs Aushang". 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 #1,972,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.