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

#3,016
“Anbieter” frequency rank
#33,955
“Anbieters” frequency rank
36971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anbieter Anbieters
Definition jemand, der etwas anbietet; jemand, der eine Ware oder Dienstleistung gegen Bezahlung zur Verfügung stellt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Anbieter

Where the eye mixes Anbieter and Anbieters

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Anbieter 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
Anbieter
9 ch
Anbieters

Look-alike desk: Anbieter vs Anbieters

A purely visual mix-up. Anbieter ([ˈanˌbiːtɐ]) and Anbieters ([ˈanˌbiːtɐs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Anbieter” sits inside “Anbieters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anbieter is recorded at frequency rank #3,016, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌbiːtɐ]. 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 36971, this pair ranks #1,602,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anbieter vs Anbieters

Shared letters: abeinrt. Private to "Anbieter": -. Private to "Anbieters": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anbieterabnieter · anbbieter · anbeiter · anbieetr · anbieterr · anbietre · anbietter · anbiteer
  • Anbietersabnieters · anbbieters · anbeiters · anbieetrs · anbieterrs · anbieterss · anbietesr · anbietres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anbieter" and "Anbieters" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌbiːtɐ] versus [ˈanˌbiːtɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Anbieter" or "Anbieters" show up more?
"Anbieter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,016 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.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Anbieter" 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 #1,602,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anbieter" 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 #1,602,064 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