Which to use
“Ansage” is a noun and “ansehe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,446
- “Ansage” frequency rank
- #17,503
- “ansehe” frequency rank
- 29949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ansage | ansehe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bekanntmachung zu einem bestimmten Zweck | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen |
Where the eye mixes Ansage and ansehe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Ansage with ansehe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ansage is [ˈanzaːɡə] while ansehe is [ˈanˌzeːə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29949, 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]. 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 29949, this pair ranks #1,757,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ansage vs ansehe
Shared letters: aens. Private to "Ansage": g. Private to "ansehe": h.
"Ansage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "ansehe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ansage" for "ansehe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ansage" vs "ansehe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ansage" and "ansehe" 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 "ansehe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,757,197 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ansage" and "ansehe" 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 #1,757,197 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.