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“Anteilen” and “Antiken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,622
- “Anteilen” frequency rank
- #8,331
- “Antiken” frequency rank
- 30953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anteilen | Antiken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Antike |
Where the eye mixes Anteilen and Antiken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Anteilen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against Antiken's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anteilen vs Antiken
A purely visual mix-up. Anteilen ([ˈantaɪ̯lən]) and Antiken ([anˈtiːkn̩]) 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 30953, 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]. Antiken is at rank #8,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [anˈtiːkn̩].
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 30953, this pair ranks #1,737,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anteilen vs Antiken
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "Anteilen": l. Private to "Antiken": k.
"Anteilen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "Antiken" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anteilen" and "Antiken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Anteilen" or "Antiken" show up more?
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 "Anteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Antiken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,737,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anteilen" and "Antiken" 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 #1,737,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.