ansässigvsansässigeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#19,490
“ansässig” frequency rank
#21,523
“ansässige” frequency rank
41013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ansässig ansässige
Definition sich an Ort mit dem Ziel, dort wohnhaft zu bleiben, aufhaltend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ansässig

Where the eye mixes ansässig and ansässige

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ansässig runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against ansässige's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
ansässig
9 ch
ansässige

Look-alike desk: ansässig vs ansässige

A purely visual mix-up. ansässig ([ˈanˌzɛsɪç]) and ansässige ([ˈanˌzɛsɪɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ansässig” sits inside “ansässige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ansässig is recorded at frequency rank #19,490, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌzɛsɪç]. ansässige is at rank #21,523, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌzɛsɪɡə].

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 41013, this pair ranks #1,491,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ansässig vs ansässige

Shared letters: aginsä. Private to "ansässig": -. Private to "ansässige": e.

"ansässig" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "ansässige" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ansässig" for "ansässige" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌzɛsɪç] versus [ˈanˌzɛsɪɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ansässig" or "ansässige" show up more?
"ansässig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,490 in our German list, against #21,523 for "ansässige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "ansässig" and "ansässige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ansässig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ansässige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,491,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ansässig" and "ansässige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ansässige vs ansässigen". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,491,799 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