Which to use
“anschaue” and “anschauen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,417
- “anschaue” frequency rank
- #2,942
- “anschauen” frequency rank
- 26359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anschaue | anschauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anschauen | den Blick bewusst auf etwas oder jemanden richten |
Where the eye mixes anschaue and anschauen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. anschaue runs 8 letters (VCCCCVVV) against anschauen's 9 (VCCCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anschaue vs anschauen
A purely visual mix-up. anschaue ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ə]) and anschauen ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ən]) 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) - “anschaue” sits inside “anschauen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anschaue is recorded at frequency rank #23,417, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ə]. anschauen is at rank #2,942, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ən].
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 26359, this pair ranks #1,819,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anschaue vs anschauen
Shared letters: acehnsu. Private to "anschaue": -. Private to "anschauen": -.
"anschaue" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVV · "anschauen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anschaue" for "anschauen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "anschaue" or "anschauen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "anschaue" and "anschauen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anschaue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anschauen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,819,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anschaue" and "anschauen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anschaue vs anschaust". 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 #1,819,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.