Which to use
“ankommen” and “anzukommen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,905
- “ankommen” frequency rank
- #28,061
- “anzukommen” frequency rank
- 33966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ankommen | anzukommen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Ort, ein Ziel erreichen | erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs ankommen |
Where the eye mixes ankommen and anzukommen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ankommen with anzukommen
A purely visual mix-up. ankommen ([ˈanˌkɔmən]) and anzukommen ([ˈant͡suˌkɔmən]) 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 33966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ankommen is recorded at frequency rank #5,905, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌkɔmən]. anzukommen is at rank #28,061, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈant͡suˌkɔmən].
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 33966, this pair ranks #1,674,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ankommen vs anzukommen
Shared letters: aekmno. Private to "ankommen": -. Private to "anzukommen": uz.
"ankommen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "anzukommen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ankommen ← aknommen · ankkommen · ankmomen · ankomemn · ankomen · ankommenn · ankommne · annkommen
- anzukommen ← annzukommen · anuzkommen · anzkuommen · anzukkommen · anzukmomen · anzukomemn · anzukomen · anzukommenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ankommen" and "anzukommen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ankommen" or "anzukommen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ankommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anzukommen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,069 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ankommen" and "anzukommen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anzukommen vs auszukommen". 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 #1,674,069 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.