angehtvsanseheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,423
“angeht” frequency rank
#17,503
“ansehe” frequency rank
20926
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeht ansehe
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs angehen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen

Where the eye mixes angeht and ansehe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
angeht
6 ch
ansehe

Look-alike desk: angeht vs ansehe

A purely visual mix-up. angeht ([ˈanˌɡeːt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeht is recorded at frequency rank #3,423, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡeːt]. 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 20926, this pair ranks #1,892,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeht vs ansehe

Shared letters: aehn. Private to "angeht": gt. Private to "ansehe": s.

"angeht" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "ansehe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angehtagneht · aneght · angehht · angehtt · angeth · anggeht · anghet · anngeht
  • anseheaneshe · annsehe · anseeh · ansehhe · anshee · anssehe · asnehe · nasehe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeht" and "ansehe" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌɡeːt] versus [ˈanˌzeːə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "angeht" or "ansehe"?
"angeht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,423 in our German list, against #17,503 for "ansehe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "angeht" and "ansehe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeht" 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 #1,892,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeht" and "ansehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annehme vs ansehe". 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 #1,892,155 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