Which to use
“Antiken” is a noun and “antikes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,331
- “Antiken” frequency rank
- #44,443
- “antikes” frequency rank
- 52774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Antiken | antikes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Antike | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs antik |
Where the eye mixes Antiken and antikes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Antiken and antikes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Antiken and antikes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Antiken is [anˈtiːkn̩] while antikes is [anˈtiːkəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “Antiken” becomes s in “antikes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Antiken is recorded at frequency rank #8,331, classified as anoun, pronounced [anˈtiːkn̩]. antikes is at rank #44,443, tagged as anadj, pronounced [anˈtiːkəs].
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 52774, this pair ranks #1,083,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Antiken vs antikes
Shared letters: aeiknt. Private to "Antiken": -. Private to "antikes": s.
"Antiken" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "antikes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Antiken" and "antikes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Antiken" or "antikes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Antiken" and "antikes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Antiken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antikes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,083,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Antiken" and "antikes" 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 #1,083,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.