Which to use
“Anweisung” and “Anweisungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,319
- “Anweisung” frequency rank
- #7,719
- “Anweisungen” frequency rank
- 17038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anweisung | Anweisungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bestimmung oder Vorgabe, wer etwas bekommen soll | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anweisung |
Where the eye mixes Anweisung and Anweisungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Anweisung runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCC) against Anweisungen's 11 (VCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Anweisung and Anweisungen
A purely visual mix-up. Anweisung ([ˈanˌvaɪ̯zʊŋ]) and Anweisungen ([ˈanˌvaɪ̯zʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Anweisung” sits inside “Anweisungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anweisung is recorded at frequency rank #9,319, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌvaɪ̯zʊŋ]. Anweisungen is at rank #7,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌvaɪ̯zʊŋən].
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 17038, this pair ranks #1,930,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anweisung vs Anweisungen
Shared letters: aeginsuw. Private to "Anweisung": -. Private to "Anweisungen": -.
"Anweisung" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "Anweisungen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anweisung ← anewisung · annweisung · anweisnug · anweissung · anweisugn · anweisungg · anweisunng · anweiusng
- Anweisungen ← anewisungen · annweisungen · anweisnugen · anweissungen · anweisugnen · anweisunegn · anweisungenn · anweisunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anweisung" and "Anweisungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Anweisung" or "Anweisungen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anweisung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anweisungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,930,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anweisung" and "Anweisungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abweisung vs Anweisung". 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 #1,930,897 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.