anbietenvsanbietetTell them apart

Which to use

“anbieten” and “anbietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,941
“anbieten” frequency rank
#8,165
“anbietet” frequency rank
11106
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anbieten anbietet
Definition etwas zum Essen, Trinken oder Genuss vorsetzen, bereitstellen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anbieten

Where the eye mixes anbieten and anbietet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
anbieten
8 ch
anbietet

Visual trap between anbieten and anbietet

A purely visual mix-up. anbieten ([ˈanˌbiːtn̩]) and anbietet ([ˈanˌbiːtət]) 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 - n in “anbieten” becomes t in “anbietet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11106, 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]. anbietet is at rank #8,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌbiːtət].

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 11106, this pair ranks #1,971,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anbieten vs anbietet

Shared letters: abeint. Private to "anbieten": -. Private to "anbietet": -.

"anbieten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "anbietet" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anbietenabnieten · anbbieten · anbeiten · anbieetn · anbietenn · anbietne · anbietten · anbiteen
  • anbietetabnietet · anbbietet · anbeitet · anbieett · anbietett · anbiette · anbiettet · anbiteet

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anbieten" and "anbietet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌbiːtn̩] versus [ˈanˌbiːtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "anbieten" or "anbietet"?
"anbieten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,941 in our German list, against #8,165 for "anbietet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "anbieten" and "anbietet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anbieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anbietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,971,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anbieten" and "anbietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anbiete vs anbietet". 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 #1,971,668 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