Which to use
“anhören” and “anhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,143
- “anhören” frequency rank
- #14,732
- “anhört” frequency rank
- 20875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anhören | anhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem (aufmerksam) zuhören; jemandem (vor allem vor Gericht) Gehör schenken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhören |
Where the eye mixes anhören and anhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. anhören runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against anhört's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anhören and anhört
A purely visual mix-up. anhören ([ˈanˌhøːʁən]) and anhört ([ˈanˌhøːɐ̯t]) 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 20875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anhören is recorded at frequency rank #6,143, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌhøːʁən]. anhört is at rank #14,732, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌhøːɐ̯t].
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 20875, this pair ranks #1,892,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anhören vs anhört
Shared letters: ahnrö. Private to "anhören": e. Private to "anhört": t.
"anhören" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "anhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anhören" and "anhört" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "anhören" vs "anhört" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anhören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anhören" and "anhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abholt vs anhört". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,892,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.