Which to use
“antik” and “antiker” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,057
- “antik” frequency rank
- #21,162
- “antiker” frequency rank
- 56219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antik | antiker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Antike betreffend, zu ihr gehörend, aus ihr stammend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs antik |
Where the eye mixes antik and antiker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. antik runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against antiker's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses antik with antiker
A purely visual mix-up. antik ([anˈtiːk]) and antiker ([anˈtiːkɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “antik” sits inside “antiker”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56219, 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]. antiker is at rank #21,162, tagged as anadj, pronounced [anˈtiːkɐ].
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 56219, this pair ranks #948,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antik vs antiker
Shared letters: aiknt. Private to "antik": -. Private to "antiker": er.
"antik" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "antiker" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antik" and "antiker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "antik" or "antiker"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "antik" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antiker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #948,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antik" and "antiker" 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 #948,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.