AnsprüchevsAnsprüchenConfusable pair

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

#4,324
“Ansprüche” frequency rank
#12,022
“Ansprüchen” frequency rank
16346
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Ansprüche Ansprüchen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anspruch Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anspruch

Where the eye mixes Ansprüche and Ansprüchen

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

9 ch
Ansprüche
10 ch
Ansprüchen

Why the eye confuses Ansprüche with Ansprüchen

A purely visual mix-up. Ansprüche ([ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə]) and Ansprüchen ([ˈanˌʃpʁʏçn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Ansprüche” sits inside “Ansprüchen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Ansprüche is recorded at frequency rank #4,324, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə]. Ansprüchen is at rank #12,022, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçn̩].

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 16346, this pair ranks #1,936,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Ansprüche vs Ansprüchen

Shared letters: acehnprsü. Private to "Ansprüche": -. Private to "Ansprüchen": -.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Ansprüche" and "Ansprüchen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌʃpʁʏçə] versus [ˈanˌʃpʁʏçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Ansprüche" or "Ansprüchen"?
"Ansprüche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,324 in our German list, against #12,022 for "Ansprüchen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Ansprüche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ansprüchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,936,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Ansprüche" and "Ansprüchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ansprüchen vs Anspruchs". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,936,605 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