Which to use
“anis” and “avis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,432
- “anis” frequency rank
- #48,746
- “avis” frequency rank
- 82178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anis | avis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anis | das, was man über etwas denkt; Ansicht, Meinung |
Where the eye mixes anis and avis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. anis and avis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses anis with avis
A purely visual mix-up. anis ([a.ni(s)]) and avis ([avi]) 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 a single letter - n in “anis” becomes v in “avis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anis is recorded at frequency rank #33,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [a.ni(s)]. avis is at rank #48,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [avi].
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 82178, this pair ranks #161,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of anis vs avis
Shared letters: ais. Private to "anis": n. Private to "avis": v.
"anis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "avis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anis" and "avis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "avis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anis" and "avis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs avis". 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 #161,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.