Which to use
“antreiben” and “antreibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,339
- “antreiben” frequency rank
- #35,058
- “antreibt” frequency rank
- 77397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antreiben | antreibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antreiben |
Where the eye mixes antreiben and antreibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. antreiben runs 9 letters (VCCCVVCVC) against antreibt's 8 (VCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: antreiben vs antreibt
A purely visual mix-up. antreiben ([ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]) and antreibt ([ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯pt]) 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 77397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antreiben is recorded at frequency rank #42,339, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. antreibt is at rank #35,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯pt].
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 77397, this pair ranks #261,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of antreiben vs antreibt
Shared letters: abeinrt. Private to "antreiben": -. Private to "antreibt": -.
"antreiben" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "antreibt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "antreiben" and "antreibt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "antreiben" vs "antreibt" - 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 "antreiben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antreibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,619 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antreiben" and "antreibt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antreiben vs austreiben". 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 #261,619 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.