anschauen
[ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“anschauen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,942 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,942
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - den Blick bewusst auf etwas oder jemanden richten
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anschauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #2,942 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “anschauen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for anschauen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,942 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for anschauen, with forms such as "ancshauen", "annschauen", and "anscahuen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "anschaut", "anschaust", "Anschlägen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anschauen, spelled A-N-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Blick bewusst auf etwas oder jemanden richten
- 2als Zuschauer etwas sehen
- 3für etwas halten
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ancshauen,annschauen,anscahuen,anscchauen,anschaeun,anschauenn,anschaune,anschhauen,anschuaen,anshcauen,ansschauen,asnchauen,naschauen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anschauen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “anschauen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-S-C-H-A-U-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈanˌʃaʊ̯ən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “anschaut” - see the side-by-side comparison. anschauen vs anschaut
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.