Which to use
“Anteile” and “Anteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,906
- “Anteile” frequency rank
- #22,622
- “Anteilen” frequency rank
- 28528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anteile | Anteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil |
Where the eye mixes Anteile and Anteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anteile runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against Anteilen's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anteile vs Anteilen
A purely visual mix-up. Anteile ([ˈanˌtaɪ̯lə]) and Anteilen ([ˈantaɪ̯lən]) 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) - “Anteile” sits inside “Anteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anteile is recorded at frequency rank #5,906, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌtaɪ̯lə]. Anteilen is at rank #22,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantaɪ̯lən].
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 28528, this pair ranks #1,783,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anteile vs Anteilen
Shared letters: aeilnt. Private to "Anteile": -. Private to "Anteilen": -.
"Anteile" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "Anteilen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Anteile" for "Anteilen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Anteile" vs "Anteilen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Anteile" and "Anteilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anteile" and "Anteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Anteilen vs Antillen". 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 #1,783,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.