AnteilenvsAnteilsWhich spelling fits?

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

#22,622
“Anteilen” frequency rank
#27,615
“Anteils” frequency rank
50237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anteilen Anteils
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Anteil

Where the eye mixes Anteilen and Anteils

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Anteilen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against Anteils's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
Anteilen
7 ch
Anteils

Visual trap between Anteilen and Anteils

A purely visual mix-up. Anteilen ([ˈantaɪ̯lən]) and Anteils ([ˈantaɪ̯ls]) 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 50237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anteilen is recorded at frequency rank #22,622, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈantaɪ̯lən]. Anteils is at rank #27,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantaɪ̯ls].

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 50237, this pair ranks #1,181,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anteilen vs Anteils

Shared letters: aeilnt. Private to "Anteilen": -. Private to "Anteils": s.

"Anteilen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "Anteils" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anteilenanetilen · annteilen · anteieln · anteilenn · anteillen · anteilne · antelien · antielen
  • Anteilsanetils · annteils · anteills · anteilss · anteisl · antelis · antiels · antteils

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Anteilen" and "Anteils" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈantaɪ̯lən] versus [ˈantaɪ̯ls]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Anteilen" vs "Anteils" - which ranks higher?
"Anteilen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,622 in our German list, against #27,615 for "Anteils". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Anteilen" and "Anteils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anteils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,181,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anteilen" and "Anteils" 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 #1,181,334 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