Which to use
“ansieht” and “aussieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,413
- “ansieht” frequency rank
- #2,286
- “aussieht” frequency rank
- 12699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ansieht | aussieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs aussehen |
Where the eye mixes ansieht and aussieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ansieht and aussieht
A purely visual mix-up. ansieht ([ˈanˌziːt]) and aussieht ([ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt]) 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 12699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ansieht is recorded at frequency rank #10,413, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌziːt]. aussieht is at rank #2,286, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌziːt].
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 12699, this pair ranks #1,962,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ansieht vs aussieht
Shared letters: aehist. Private to "ansieht": n. Private to "aussieht": u.
"ansieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "aussieht" · 8 letters · shape VVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ansieht" and "aussieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ansieht" or "aussieht"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ansieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aussieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ansieht" and "aussieht" 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 #1,962,588 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.