Which to use
“antiker” and “antikes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,162
- “antiker” frequency rank
- #44,443
- “antikes” frequency rank
- 65605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antiker | antikes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs antik | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs antik |
Where the eye mixes antiker and antikes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. antiker and antikes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses antiker with antikes
A purely visual mix-up. antiker ([anˈtiːkɐ]) and antikes ([anˈtiːkəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “antiker” becomes s in “antikes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antiker is recorded at frequency rank #21,162, classified as anadj, pronounced [anˈtiːkɐ]. 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 65605, this pair ranks #601,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antiker vs antikes
Shared letters: aeiknt. Private to "antiker": r. Private to "antikes": s.
"antiker" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "antikes" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "antiker" and "antikes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "antiker" vs "antikes" - which ranks higher?
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 "antiker" 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 #601,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antiker" 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 #601,090 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.