Which to use
“anruft” and “antut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,817
- “anruft” frequency rank
- #41,028
- “antut” frequency rank
- 60845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anruft | antut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs anrufen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antun |
Where the eye mixes anruft and antut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. anruft runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against antut's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anruft and antut
A purely visual mix-up. anruft ([ˈanˌʁuːft]) and antut ([ˈanˌtuːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anruft is recorded at frequency rank #19,817, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌʁuːft]. antut is at rank #41,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌtuːt].
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 60845, this pair ranks #771,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anruft vs antut
Shared letters: antu. Private to "anruft": fr. Private to "antut": -.
"anruft" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "antut" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anruft" for "antut" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anruft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #771,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anruft" and "antut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtun vs antut". 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 #771,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.