Which to use
“antik” is an adjective and “Antiken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,057
- “antik” frequency rank
- #8,331
- “Antiken” frequency rank
- 43388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antik | Antiken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Antike betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Antike |
Where the eye mixes antik and Antiken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. antik runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against Antiken's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: antik vs Antiken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: antik is [anˈtiːk] while Antiken is [anˈtiːkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “antik” sits inside “Antiken”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antik is recorded at frequency rank #35,057, classified as anadj, pronounced [anˈtiːk]. 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 43388, this pair ranks #1,419,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antik vs Antiken
Shared letters: aiknt. Private to "antik": -. Private to "Antiken": e.
"antik" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Antiken" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antik" and "Antiken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "antik" or "Antiken"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "antik" and "Antiken" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antik" 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 #1,419,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antik" and "Antiken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antik 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 #1,419,701 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.