anbietenvsAnbietersWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: anbieten is a verb, Anbieters is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“anbieten” is a verb and “Anbieters” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,941
“anbieten” frequency rank
#33,955
“Anbieters” frequency rank
36896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anbieten Anbieters
Definition etwas zum Essen, Trinken oder Genuss vorsetzen, bereitstellen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Anbieter

Where the eye mixes anbieten and Anbieters

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. anbieten runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against Anbieters's 9 (VCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
anbieten
9 ch
Anbieters

Look-alike desk: anbieten vs Anbieters

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anbieten is [ˈanˌbiːtn̩] while Anbieters is [ˈanˌbiːtɐs]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anbieten is recorded at frequency rank #2,941, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌbiːtn̩]. Anbieters is at rank #33,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌbiːtɐs].

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 36896, this pair ranks #1,603,951 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anbieten vs Anbieters

Shared letters: abeint. Private to "anbieten": -. Private to "Anbieters": rs.

"anbieten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "Anbieters" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anbietenabnieten · anbbieten · anbeiten · anbieetn · anbietenn · anbietne · anbietten · anbiteen
  • Anbietersabnieters · anbbieters · anbeiters · anbieetrs · anbieterrs · anbieterss · anbietesr · anbietres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anbieten" and "Anbieters" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "anbieten" is a verb and "Anbieters" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "anbieten" or "Anbieters"?
"anbieten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,941 in our German list, against #33,955 for "Anbieters". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anbieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anbieters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,603,951 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anbieten" and "Anbieters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anbiete vs Anbieters". 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 #1,603,951 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