Which to use
“Anteil” and “Anteile” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,378
- “Anteil” frequency rank
- #5,906
- “Anteile” frequency rank
- 7284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anteil | Anteile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach einer Vereinbarung bestimmter Teil einer Menge (meistens Geld), die eine gewisse Person bekommen soll | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil |
Where the eye mixes Anteil and Anteile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Anteil vs Anteile
A purely visual mix-up. Anteil ([ˈanˌtaɪ̯l]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Anteil” sits inside “Anteile”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anteil is recorded at frequency rank #1,378, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌtaɪ̯l]. 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 7284, this pair ranks #1,988,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anteil vs Anteile
Shared letters: aeilnt. Private to "Anteil": -. Private to "Anteile": -.
"Anteil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "Anteile" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anteil" and "Anteile" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Anteil" or "Anteile"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anteil" 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 #1,988,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anteil" and "Anteile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anbei vs Anteil". 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 #1,988,737 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.