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

#6,267
“angeschaut” frequency rank
#14,735
“anschaut” frequency rank
21002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature angeschaut anschaut
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs anschauen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anschauen

Where the eye mixes angeschaut and anschaut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. angeschaut runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVVC) against anschaut's 8 (VCCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
angeschaut
8 ch
anschaut

Look-alike desk: angeschaut vs anschaut

A purely visual mix-up. angeschaut ([ˈanɡəˌʃaʊ̯t]) and anschaut ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯t]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

angeschaut is recorded at frequency rank #6,267, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌʃaʊ̯t]. anschaut is at rank #14,735, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯t].

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 21002, this pair ranks #1,891,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of angeschaut vs anschaut

Shared letters: achnstu. Private to "angeschaut": eg. Private to "anschaut": -.

"angeschaut" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVC  ·  "anschaut" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • angeschaut ← agneschaut · anegschaut · angecshaut · angescahut · angescchaut · angeschatu · angeschautt · angeschhaut
  • anschaut ← ancshaut · annschaut · anscahut · anscchaut · anschatu · anschautt · anschhaut · anschuat

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "angeschaut" and "anschaut" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanɡəˌʃaʊ̯t] versus [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "angeschaut" vs "anschaut" - which ranks higher?
"angeschaut" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,267 in our German list, against #14,735 for "anschaut". 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 "angeschaut" and "anschaut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "angeschaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anschaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,891,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "angeschaut" and "anschaut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anschaust vs anschaut". 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 #1,891,267 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