Which to use
“angehen” and “ansehe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,757
- “angehen” frequency rank
- #17,503
- “ansehe” frequency rank
- 24260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angehen | ansehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gerät zum Laufen bringen, einschalten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen |
Where the eye mixes angehen and ansehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. angehen runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against ansehe's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: angehen vs ansehe
A purely visual mix-up. angehen ([ˈanˌɡeːən]) and ansehe ([ˈanˌzeːə]) 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 24260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angehen is recorded at frequency rank #6,757, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːən]. ansehe is at rank #17,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzeːə].
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 24260, this pair ranks #1,850,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of angehen vs ansehe
Shared letters: aehn. Private to "angehen": g. Private to "ansehe": s.
"angehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "ansehe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "angehen" and "ansehe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "angehen" vs "ansehe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,850,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angehen" and "ansehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Angeber vs angehen". 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 #1,850,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.