Which to use
“anhört” is a verb and “Antwort” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,732
- “anhört” frequency rank
- #773
- “Antwort” frequency rank
- 15505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anhört | Antwort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anhören | Erwiderung auf eine Frage |
Where the eye mixes anhört and Antwort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. anhört runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against Antwort's 7 (VCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anhört vs Antwort
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anhört is [ˈanˌhøːɐ̯t] while Antwort is [ˈantvɔʁt]. 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 15505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anhört is recorded at frequency rank #14,732, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌhøːɐ̯t]. Antwort is at rank #773, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantvɔʁt].
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 15505, this pair ranks #1,943,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anhört vs Antwort
Shared letters: anrt. Private to "anhört": hö. Private to "Antwort": ow.
"anhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Antwort" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Antwort ← anntwort · antowrt · anttwort · antworrt · antwortt · antwotr · antwrot · antwwort
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anhört" and "Antwort" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "anhört" or "Antwort" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "anhört" and "Antwort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anhört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Antwort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,943,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anhört" and "Antwort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abholt vs anhört". 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 #1,943,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.