Which to use
“Anleihen” and “Anzeichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,221
- “Anleihen” frequency rank
- #6,270
- “Anzeichen” frequency rank
- 16491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anleihen | Anzeichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anleihe | etwas Beobachtetes, das auf etwas anderes schließen lässt |
Where the eye mixes Anleihen and Anzeichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anleihen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against Anzeichen's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anleihen vs Anzeichen
A purely visual mix-up. Anleihen ([ˈanlaɪ̯ən]) and Anzeichen ([ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]) 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 16491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anleihen is recorded at frequency rank #10,221, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanlaɪ̯ən]. Anzeichen is at rank #6,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩].
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 16491, this pair ranks #1,935,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anleihen vs Anzeichen
Shared letters: aehin. Private to "Anleihen": l. Private to "Anzeichen": cz.
"Anleihen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "Anzeichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anleihen" and "Anzeichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Anleihen" or "Anzeichen" 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 "Anleihen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anzeichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anleihen" and "Anzeichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anheizen vs Anleihen". 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 #1,935,390 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.