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“Abteil” and “Anteil” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,595
- “Abteil” frequency rank
- #1,378
- “Anteil” frequency rank
- 25973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Abteil | Anteil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | separater Bereich in einem Gebäude | nach einer Vereinbarung bestimmter Teil einer Menge (meistens Geld), die eine gewisse Person bekommen soll |
Where the eye mixes Abteil and Anteil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Abteil vs Anteil
A purely visual mix-up. Abteil ([apˈtaɪ̯l]) and Anteil ([ˈanˌtaɪ̯l]) 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 a single letter - b in “Abteil” becomes n in “Anteil”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Abteil is recorded at frequency rank #24,595, classified as anoun, pronounced [apˈtaɪ̯l]. Anteil is at rank #1,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌtaɪ̯l].
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 25973, this pair ranks #1,825,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Abteil vs Anteil
Shared letters: aeilt. Private to "Abteil": b. Private to "Anteil": n.
"Abteil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "Anteil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Abteil" and "Anteil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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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 "Abteil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anteil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,825,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Abteil" and "Anteil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abteil vs Abtes". 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 #1,825,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.