Which to use
“Angesicht” is a noun and “angesichts” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,021
- “Angesicht” frequency rank
- #2,424
- “angesichts” frequency rank
- 14445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Angesicht | angesichts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | menschliches Gesicht | beim Anblick |
Where the eye mixes Angesicht and angesichts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Angesicht vs angesichts
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Angesicht is [ˈanɡəˌzɪçt] while angesichts is [ˈanɡəˌzɪçt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Angesicht” sits inside “angesichts”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Angesicht is recorded at frequency rank #12,021, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzɪçt]. angesichts is at rank #2,424, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ˈanɡəˌzɪçt͡s].
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 14445, this pair ranks #1,951,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Angesicht vs angesichts
Shared letters: aceghinst. Private to "Angesicht": -. Private to "angesichts": -.
"Angesicht" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "angesichts" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Angesicht ← agnesicht · anegsicht · angeischt · angesciht · angesiccht · angesichht · angesichtt · angesicth
- angesichts ← agnesichts · anegsichts · angeischts · angescihts · angesicchts · angesichhts · angesichst · angesichtss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Angesicht" and "angesichts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Angesicht" or "angesichts"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Angesicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "angesichts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Angesicht" and "angesichts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgesucht vs Angesicht". 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 #1,951,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.