AnnavsAnnasTell them apart

Which to use

“Anna” and “Annas” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,870
“Anna” frequency rank
#36,179
“Annas” frequency rank
38049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anna Annas
Definition ehemalige Münze und deren Geldwert in Indien, Pakistan und Sri Lanka Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Anna

Where the eye mixes Anna and Annas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Anna
5 ch
Annas

Look-alike desk: Anna vs Annas

A purely visual mix-up. Anna ([aˈnaː]) and Annas ([aˈnaːs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Anna” sits inside “Annas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anna is recorded at frequency rank #1,870, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈnaː]. Annas is at rank #36,179, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈnaːs].

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 38049, this pair ranks #1,574,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anna vs Annas

Shared letters: an. Private to "Anna": -. Private to "Annas": s.

"Anna" · 4 letters · shape VCCV  ·  "Annas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Annaanan
  • Annasanans · anas · annass · annsa · nanas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anna" and "Annas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈnaː] versus [aˈnaːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anna" or "Annas"?
"Anna" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,870 in our German list, against #36,179 for "Annas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Annas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,574,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anna" and "Annas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "angab vs Annas". 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 #1,574,147 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list