Which to use
“Anteile” and “Antike” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,906
- “Anteile” frequency rank
- #6,388
- “Antike” frequency rank
- 12294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anteile | Antike |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil | die Zeit des klassischen griechisch-römischen Altertums von etwa 1200 v. Chr. bis 600 n. Chr. |
Where the eye mixes Anteile and Antike
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anteile runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against Antike's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Anteile and Antike
A purely visual mix-up. Anteile ([ˈanˌtaɪ̯lə]) and Antike ([anˈtiːkə]) 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 12294, 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]. Antike is at rank #6,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced [anˈtiːkə].
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 12294, this pair ranks #1,965,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anteile vs Antike
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "Anteile": l. Private to "Antike": k.
"Anteile" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "Antike" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Anteile" for "Antike" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Anteile" vs "Antike" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Antike" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anteile" and "Antike" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Antike 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 #1,965,043 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.