Which to use
“anspricht” is a verb and “Anspruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,906
- “anspricht” frequency rank
- #1,536
- “Anspruch” frequency rank
- 18442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anspricht | Anspruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansprechen | berechtigte Forderung an etwas oder jemanden: Forderung, Erwartung |
Where the eye mixes anspricht and Anspruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anspricht runs 9 letters (VCCCCVCCC) against Anspruch's 8 (VCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anspricht vs Anspruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anspricht is [ˈanˌʃpʁɪçt] while Anspruch is [ˈanˌʃpʁʊx]. 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 18442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anspricht is recorded at frequency rank #16,906, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁɪçt]. Anspruch is at rank #1,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁʊx].
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 18442, this pair ranks #1,918,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anspricht vs Anspruch
Shared letters: achnprs. Private to "anspricht": it. Private to "Anspruch": u.
"anspricht" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCC · "Anspruch" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anspricht" for "Anspruch" ever safe?
Frequency check: "anspricht" vs "Anspruch" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anspricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anspruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anspricht" and "Anspruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anspricht 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 #1,918,191 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.