Which to use
“antrat” and “auftrat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,608
- “antrat” frequency rank
- #19,135
- “auftrat” frequency rank
- 43743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antrat | auftrat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antreten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs auftreten |
Where the eye mixes antrat and auftrat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: antrat vs auftrat
A purely visual mix-up. antrat ([ˈantʁaːt]) and auftrat ([ˈaʊ̯ftʁaːt]) 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 43743, 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]. auftrat is at rank #19,135, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ftʁaːt].
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 43743, this pair ranks #1,408,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antrat vs auftrat
Shared letters: art. Private to "antrat": n. Private to "auftrat": fu.
"antrat" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "auftrat" · 7 letters · shape VVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antrat" for "auftrat" ever safe?
Which is more common, "antrat" or "auftrat"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "antrat" and "auftrat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antrat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auftrat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,408,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antrat" and "auftrat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antrat 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 #1,408,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.