Which to use
“ansprechen” is a verb and “Ansprüche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,891
- “ansprechen” frequency rank
- #4,324
- “Ansprüche” frequency rank
- 11215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ansprechen | Ansprüche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | anfangen mit jemandem zu sprechen; mit jemandem ein Gespräch beginnen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anspruch |
Where the eye mixes ansprechen and Ansprüche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ansprechen 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.
Visual trap between ansprechen and Ansprüche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ansprechen is [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩] while Ansprüche is [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ansprechen is recorded at frequency rank #6,891, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. 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 11215, this pair ranks #1,971,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ansprechen vs Ansprüche
Shared letters: acehnprs. Private to "ansprechen": -. Private to "Ansprüche": ü.
"ansprechen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "Ansprüche" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ansprechen ← annsprechen · anpsrechen · ansperchen · anspprechen · ansprcehen · ansprecchen · ansprecehn · ansprechenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ansprechen" for "Ansprüche" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ansprechen" or "Ansprüche"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ansprechen" and "Ansprüche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ansprechen" 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 #1,971,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ansprechen" and "Ansprüche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ansprüche vs Anspruchs". 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 #1,971,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.