Which to use
“annahm” and “ansah” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,125
- “annahm” frequency rank
- #25,039
- “ansah” frequency rank
- 44164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | annahm | ansah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs annehmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen |
Where the eye mixes annahm and ansah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between annahm and ansah
A purely visual mix-up. annahm ([ˈanˌnaːm]) and ansah ([ˈanˌzaː]) 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 44164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
annahm is recorded at frequency rank #19,125, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌnaːm]. ansah is at rank #25,039, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzaː].
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 44164, this pair ranks #1,394,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of annahm vs ansah
Shared letters: ahn. Private to "annahm": m. Private to "ansah": s.
"annahm" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "ansah" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "annahm" and "ansah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "annahm" vs "ansah" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "annahm" and "ansah" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "annahm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,394,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "annahm" and "ansah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aisch vs ansah". 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 #1,394,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.