ansehevsansiehtTell them apart

Which to use

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

#17,503
“ansehe” frequency rank
#10,413
“ansieht” frequency rank
27916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ansehe ansieht
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen

Where the eye mixes ansehe and ansieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ansehe runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against ansieht's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
ansehe
7 ch
ansieht

Look-alike desk: ansehe vs ansieht

A purely visual mix-up. ansehe ([ˈanˌzeːə]) and ansieht ([ˈanˌziːt]) 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 27916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ansehe is recorded at frequency rank #17,503, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌzeːə]. ansieht is at rank #10,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌziːt].

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 27916, this pair ranks #1,793,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ansehe vs ansieht

Shared letters: aehns. Private to "ansehe": -. Private to "ansieht": it.

"ansehe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "ansieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ansehe ← aneshe · annsehe · anseeh · ansehhe · anshee · anssehe · asnehe · nasehe
  • ansieht ← aniseht · annsieht · anseiht · ansiehht · ansiehtt · ansieth · ansihet · anssieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ansehe" and "ansieht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌzeːə] versus [ˈanˌziːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ansehe" or "ansieht" show up more?
"ansieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,413 in our German list, against #17,503 for "ansehe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ansehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ansieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,793,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ansehe" and "ansieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anhielt vs ansieht". 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 #1,793,703 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