antratvsantutWhich spelling fits?

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“antrat” and “antut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,608
“antrat” frequency rank
#41,028
“antut” frequency rank
65636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antrat antut
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antreten 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antun

Where the eye mixes antrat and antut

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
antrat
5 ch
antut

Why the eye confuses antrat with antut

A purely visual mix-up. antrat ([ˈantʁaːt]) and antut ([ˈanˌtuːt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

antrat is recorded at frequency rank #24,608, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈantʁaːt]. antut is at rank #41,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌtuːt].

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 65636, this pair ranks #600,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of antrat vs antut

Shared letters: ant. Private to "antrat": r. Private to "antut": u.

"antrat" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "antut" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antratanntrat · anrtat · antart · antratt · antrrat · antrta · anttrat · atnrat
  • antutanntut · anttu · anttut · antutt · anutt · atnut · natut

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "antrat" and "antut" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈantʁaːt] versus [ˈanˌtuːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "antrat" or "antut"?
"antrat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,608 in our German list, against #41,028 for "antut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "antrat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "antut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #600,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "antrat" and "antut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtun vs antut". 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 #600,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list