Which to use
“antreten” and “austreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,907
- “antreten” frequency rank
- #23,031
- “austreten” frequency rank
- 28938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antreten | austreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas beginnen | seinen Platz/Bereich die Grenze überschreitend verlassen; aus etwas heraustreten, herausströmen, hervorquellen |
Where the eye mixes antreten and austreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. antreten runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against austreten's 9 (VVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: antreten vs austreten
A purely visual mix-up. antreten ([ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]) and austreten ([ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩]) 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 28938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antreten is recorded at frequency rank #5,907, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]. austreten is at rank #23,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁeːtn̩].
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 28938, this pair ranks #1,775,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antreten vs austreten
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "antreten": -. Private to "austreten": su.
"antreten" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "austreten" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "antreten" and "austreten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "antreten" vs "austreten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "antreten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "austreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,775,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antreten" and "austreten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Auftretens vs austreten". 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 #1,775,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.