Which to use
“Anschein” is a noun and “ansehen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,374
- “Anschein” frequency rank
- #1,758
- “ansehen” frequency rank
- 13132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anschein | ansehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Eigenschaft, eine Vermutung oder einen gewissen Eindruck zu erzeugen | den Blick bewusst auf etwas oder jemanden richten |
Where the eye mixes Anschein and ansehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Anschein runs 8 letters (VCCCCVVC) against ansehen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Anschein with ansehen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anschein is [ˈanˌʃaɪ̯n] while ansehen is [ˈanˌzeːən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anschein is recorded at frequency rank #11,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃaɪ̯n]. ansehen is at rank #1,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzeːən].
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 13132, this pair ranks #1,959,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anschein vs ansehen
Shared letters: aehns. Private to "Anschein": ci. Private to "ansehen": -.
"Anschein" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVVC · "ansehen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anschein" and "ansehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Anschein" or "ansehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Anschein" and "ansehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anschein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ansehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,908 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anschein" and "ansehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "andrehen vs ansehen". 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 #1,959,908 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.