annehmevsanseheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,905
“annehme” frequency rank
#17,503
“ansehe” frequency rank
50408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature annehme ansehe
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs annehmen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen

Where the eye mixes annehme and ansehe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. annehme runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against ansehe's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
annehme
6 ch
ansehe

Visual trap between annehme and ansehe

A purely visual mix-up. annehme ([ˈanˌneːmə]) and ansehe ([ˈanˌzeːə]) 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 50408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

annehme is recorded at frequency rank #32,905, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌneːmə]. ansehe is at rank #17,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzeːə].

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 50408, this pair ranks #1,174,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of annehme vs ansehe

Shared letters: aehn. Private to "annehme": m. Private to "ansehe": s.

"annehme" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "ansehe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • annehme ← anehme · anenhme · annehem · annehhme · annehmme · annemhe · annheme · nanehme
  • ansehe ← aneshe · annsehe · anseeh · ansehhe · anshee · anssehe · asnehe · nasehe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "annehme" and "ansehe" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌneːmə] versus [ˈanˌzeːə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "annehme" vs "ansehe" - which ranks higher?
"ansehe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,503 in our German list, against #32,905 for "annehme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "annehme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ansehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,174,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "annehme" and "ansehe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "annahm vs annehme". 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 #1,174,776 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