Which to use
“Anker” is a noun and “antiker” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,001
- “Anker” frequency rank
- #21,162
- “antiker” frequency rank
- 32163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anker | antiker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Eisenhaken an einer langen Kette zum Festlegen schwimmender Fahrzeuge am Fluss- oder Meeresboden | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs antik |
Where the eye mixes Anker and antiker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anker runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against antiker's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Anker with antiker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anker is [ˈaŋkɐ] while antiker is [anˈtiːkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anker is recorded at frequency rank #11,001, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaŋkɐ]. antiker is at rank #21,162, tagged as anadj, pronounced [anˈtiːkɐ].
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 32163, this pair ranks #1,713,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anker vs antiker
Shared letters: aeknr. Private to "Anker": -. Private to "antiker": it.
"Anker" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "antiker" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Anker" for "antiker" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Anker" or "antiker" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antiker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,713,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anker" and "antiker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antiker vs antikes". 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 #1,713,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.