AnreisevsAnteileWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,307
“Anreise” frequency rank
#5,906
“Anteile” frequency rank
19213
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anreise Anteile
Definition eine Reise, Fahrt zu einem Ort hin Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil

Where the eye mixes Anreise and Anteile

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Anreise
7 ch
Anteile

Look-alike desk: Anreise vs Anteile

A purely visual mix-up. Anreise ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zə]) and Anteile ([ˈanˌtaɪ̯lə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anreise is recorded at frequency rank #13,307, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zə]. Anteile is at rank #5,906, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌtaɪ̯lə].

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 19213, this pair ranks #1,910,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anreise vs Anteile

Shared letters: aein. Private to "Anreise": rs. Private to "Anteile": lt.

"Anreise" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "Anteile" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anreiseanerise · annreise · anreies · anreisse · anresie · anriese · anrreise · arneise
  • Anteileanetile · annteile · anteiel · anteille · antelie · antiele · antteile · atneile

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anreise" and "Anteile" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌʁaɪ̯zə] versus [ˈanˌtaɪ̯lə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Anreise" vs "Anteile" - which ranks higher?
"Anteile" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,906 in our German list, against #13,307 for "Anreise". 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 "Anreise" and "Anteile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anreise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anteile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,910,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anreise" and "Anteile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ameise vs Anreise". 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 #1,910,683 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