Which to use
“anschaue” and “anschaut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,417
- “anschaue” frequency rank
- #14,735
- “anschaut” frequency rank
- 38152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anschaue | anschaut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anschauen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anschauen |
Where the eye mixes anschaue and anschaut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anschaue (VCCCCVVV) and anschaut (VCCCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: anschaue vs anschaut
A purely visual mix-up. anschaue ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ə]) and anschaut ([ˈanˌʃaʊ̯t]) 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 a single letter - e in “anschaue” becomes t in “anschaut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38152, 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]. anschaut is at rank #14,735, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯t].
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 38152, this pair ranks #1,571,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anschaue vs anschaut
Shared letters: achnsu. Private to "anschaue": e. Private to "anschaut": t.
"anschaue" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVV · "anschaut" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anschaue" and "anschaut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "anschaue" or "anschaut"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anschaue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anschaut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,571,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anschaue" and "anschaut" 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 #1,571,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.