Which to use
“Anteilen” is a noun and “Antillen” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,622
- “Anteilen” frequency rank
- #48,707
- “Antillen” frequency rank
- 71329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anteilen | Antillen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anteil | eine Inselgruppe in der Karibik: unterteilt in Große Antillen und Kleine Antillen |
Where the eye mixes Anteilen and Antillen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anteilen (VCCVVCVC) and Antillen (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Anteilen and Antillen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Anteilen is [ˈantaɪ̯lən] while Antillen is [anˈtɪlən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71329, 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]. Antillen is at rank #48,707, tagged as aname, pronounced [anˈtɪlən].
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 71329, this pair ranks #420,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Anteilen vs Antillen
Shared letters: aeilnt. Private to "Anteilen": -. Private to "Antillen": -.
"Anteilen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "Antillen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Anteilen" and "Antillen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Anteilen" or "Antillen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Anteilen" and "Antillen" 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 "Antillen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #420,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anteilen" and "Antillen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anheizen vs Anteilen". 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 #420,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.