anbeivsAnteilConfusable pair

Quick tell: anbei is a adverb, Anteil is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“anbei” is an adverb and “Anteil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,617
“anbei” frequency rank
#1,378
“Anteil” frequency rank
36995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anbei Anteil
Definition gehoben, schriftsprachlich: zusammen mit einem Schreiben, Brief, Paket nach einer Vereinbarung bestimmter Teil einer Menge (meistens Geld), die eine gewisse Person bekommen soll

Where the eye mixes anbei and Anteil

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
anbei
6 ch
Anteil

Visual trap between anbei and Anteil

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anbei is [anˈbaɪ̯] while Anteil is [ˈanˌtaɪ̯l]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anbei is recorded at frequency rank #35,617, classified as anadv, pronounced [anˈbaɪ̯]. 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 36995, this pair ranks #1,601,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anbei vs Anteil

Shared letters: aein. Private to "anbei": b. Private to "Anteil": lt.

"anbei" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV  ·  "Anteil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anbeiabnei · anbbei · anbie · anebi · annbei · nabei
  • Anteilanetil · annteil · anteill · anteli · antiel · antteil · atneil · nateil

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "anbei" and "Anteil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "anbei" is an adverb and "Anteil" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "anbei" vs "Anteil" - which ranks higher?
"Anteil" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,378 in our German list, against #35,617 for "anbei". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "anbei" 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 #1,601,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anbei" and "Anteil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anbei vs andrei". 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 #1,601,468 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