Which to use
“anschaue” and “anschaust” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,417
- “anschaue” frequency rank
- #43,706
- “anschaust” frequency rank
- 67123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anschaue | anschaust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anschauen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anschauen |
Where the eye mixes anschaue and anschaust
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anschaue runs 8 letters (VCCCCVVV) against anschaust's 9 (VCCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anschaue vs anschaust
A purely visual mix-up. anschaue ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ə]) and anschaust ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯st]) 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 67123, 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]. anschaust is at rank #43,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯st].
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 67123, this pair ranks #550,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anschaue vs anschaust
Shared letters: achnsu. Private to "anschaue": e. Private to "anschaust": t.
"anschaue" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVV · "anschaust" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anschaue" and "anschaust" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "anschaue" or "anschaust" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anschaue" and "anschaust" 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 "anschaust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #550,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anschaue" and "anschaust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anschaust vs anschaut". 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 #550,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.