Which to use
“anspricht” is a verb and “Ansprüche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,906
- “anspricht” frequency rank
- #4,324
- “Ansprüche” frequency rank
- 21230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anspricht | Ansprüche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansprechen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anspruch |
Where the eye mixes anspricht and Ansprüche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anspricht (VCCCCVCCC) and Ansprüche (VCCCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses anspricht with Ansprüche
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anspricht is [ˈanˌʃpʁɪçt] while Ansprüche is [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21230, 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]. 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 21230, this pair ranks #1,888,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anspricht vs Ansprüche
Shared letters: achnprs. Private to "anspricht": it. Private to "Ansprüche": eü.
"anspricht" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCC · "Ansprüche" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- anspricht ← annspricht · anpsricht · anspircht · ansppricht · ansprciht · anspriccht · ansprichht · ansprichtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anspricht" and "Ansprüche" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "anspricht" or "Ansprüche" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anspricht" 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 #1,888,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anspricht" and "Ansprüche" 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 #1,888,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.