AnsagevsAnsätzeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#12,446
“Ansage” frequency rank
#6,626
“Ansätze” frequency rank
19072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ansage Ansätze
Definition Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ansatz

Where the eye mixes Ansage and Ansätze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Ansage runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Ansätze's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Ansage
7 ch
Ansätze

Visual trap between Ansage and Ansätze

A purely visual mix-up. Ansage ([ˈanzaːɡə]) and Ansätze ([ˈanˌzɛt͡sə]) 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 19072, 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]. Ansätze is at rank #6,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌzɛt͡sə].

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 19072, this pair ranks #1,912,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ansage vs Ansätze

Shared letters: aens. Private to "Ansage": g. Private to "Ansätze": tzä.

"Ansage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "Ansätze" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ansage ← anasge · annsage · ansaeg · ansagge · ansgae · anssage · asnage · nasage

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Ansage" and "Ansätze" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanzaːɡə] versus [ˈanˌzɛt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Ansage" vs "Ansätze" - which ranks higher?
"Ansätze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,626 in our German list, against #12,446 for "Ansage". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ansage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ansätze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,912,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ansage" and "Ansätze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anale vs Ansage". 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 #1,912,104 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