AnsprachenvsAnsprücheConfusable pair

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

#33,436
“Ansprachen” frequency rank
#4,324
“Ansprüche” frequency rank
37760
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ansprachen Ansprüche
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ansprache Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anspruch

Where the eye mixes Ansprachen and Ansprüche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Ansprachen runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCVC) against Ansprüche's 9 (VCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Ansprachen
9 ch
Ansprüche

Look-alike desk: Ansprachen vs Ansprüche

A purely visual mix-up. Ansprachen ([ˈanˌʃpʁaːxn̩]) and Ansprüche ([ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə]) 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 37760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ansprachen is recorded at frequency rank #33,436, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁaːxn̩]. Ansprüche is at rank #4,324, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə].

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 37760, this pair ranks #1,581,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ansprachen vs Ansprüche

Shared letters: acehnprs. Private to "Ansprachen": -. Private to "Ansprüche": ü.

"Ansprachen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC  ·  "Ansprüche" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Ansprachen ← annsprachen · anpsrachen · ansparchen · anspprachen · anspracchen · anspracehn · ansprachenn · ansprachhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ansprachen" and "Ansprüche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌʃpʁaːxn̩] versus [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ansprachen" or "Ansprüche"?
"Ansprüche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,324 in our German list, against #33,436 for "Ansprachen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ansprachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ansprüche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,581,742 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ansprachen" and "Ansprüche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ansprach vs Ansprachen". 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 #1,581,742 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