Which to use
“angucken” and “anlocken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,999
- “angucken” frequency rank
- #32,904
- “anlocken” frequency rank
- 43903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | angucken | anlocken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Blick bewusst auf etwas oder jemanden richten | Interesse erwecken |
Where the eye mixes angucken and anlocken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. angucken and anlocken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses angucken with anlocken
A purely visual mix-up. angucken ([ˈanˌɡʊkn̩]) and anlocken ([ˈanˌlɔkn̩]) 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 43903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
angucken is recorded at frequency rank #10,999, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌɡʊkn̩]. anlocken is at rank #32,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌlɔkn̩].
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 43903, this pair ranks #1,403,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of angucken vs anlocken
Shared letters: acekn. Private to "angucken": gu. Private to "anlocken": lo.
"angucken" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "anlocken" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "angucken" and "anlocken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "angucken" or "anlocken"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "angucken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anlocken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,403,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "angucken" and "anlocken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anlocken vs anzulocken". 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 #1,403,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.