Which to use
“antiker” is an adjective and “Artikel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,162
- “antiker” frequency rank
- #484
- “Artikel” frequency rank
- 21646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antiker | Artikel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs antik | bestimmte Art von Ware |
Where the eye mixes antiker and Artikel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. antiker and Artikel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between antiker and Artikel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: antiker is [anˈtiːkɐ] while Artikel is [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21646, 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]. Artikel is at rank #484, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˌaʁˈtiːkl̩].
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 21646, this pair ranks #1,883,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antiker vs Artikel
Shared letters: aeikrt. Private to "antiker": n. Private to "Artikel": l.
"antiker" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "Artikel" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "antiker" and "Artikel" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "antiker" or "Artikel"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "antiker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Artikel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,883,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antiker" and "Artikel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antiker 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 #1,883,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.