angevsAnnTell them apart

Quick tell: ange is a noun, Ann is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ange” is a noun and “Ann” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,513
“ange” frequency rank
#6,144
“Ann” frequency rank
34657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ange Ann
Definition Religion: (zumeist mit Flügeln gedachtes) überirdisches Wesen, das als Bote Gottes fungiert weiblicher Vorname, der insbesondere als erster Teil von Doppelvornamen vorkommt

Letter map: ange vs Ann

Shared letters muted; letters that set ange and Ann apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
ange
3 ch
Ann

Role in the sentence - ange and Ann

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ange is anoun and Annaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ange is recorded at frequency rank #28,513, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɑ̃ːʒ]. Ann is at rank #6,144, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 34657, this pair ranks #1,658,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ange vs Ann

Shared letters: an. Private to "ange": eg. Private to "Ann": -.

"ange" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Ann" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeagne · aneg · angge · annge · nage

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ange" for "Ann" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ange" is a noun and "Ann" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ange" vs "Ann" - which ranks higher?
"Ann" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,144 in our German list, against #28,513 for "ange". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "ange" and "Ann". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ann" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,658,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ange" and "Ann" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ange vs Atze". 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 #1,658,274 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