Which to use
“Ansage” is a noun and “ansagen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,446
- “Ansage” frequency rank
- #23,010
- “ansagen” frequency rank
- 35456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ansage | ansagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck | den nächsten Künstler, Film oder Titel ankündigen |
Where the eye mixes Ansage and ansagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ansage runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ansagen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ansage and ansagen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ansage is [ˈanzaːɡə] while ansagen is [ˈanˌzaːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ansage” sits inside “ansagen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ansage is recorded at frequency rank #12,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanzaːɡə]. ansagen is at rank #23,010, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzaːɡn̩].
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 35456, this pair ranks #1,639,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ansage vs ansagen
Shared letters: aegns. Private to "Ansage": -. Private to "ansagen": -.
"Ansage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ansagen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ansage" for "ansagen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ansage" or "ansagen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ansage" and "ansagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ansage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ansage" and "ansagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "absaugen vs ansagen". 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 #1,639,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.