antutvsAnusWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: antut is a verb, Anus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“antut” is a verb and “Anus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,028
“antut” frequency rank
#26,301
“Anus” frequency rank
67329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antut Anus
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antun Austrittsöffnung des Darmes

Where the eye mixes antut and Anus

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
antut
4 ch
Anus

Why the eye confuses antut with Anus

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: antut is [ˈanˌtuːt] while Anus is [ˈaːnʊs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

antut is recorded at frequency rank #41,028, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌtuːt]. Anus is at rank #26,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːnʊs].

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 67329, this pair ranks #543,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of antut vs Anus

Shared letters: anu. Private to "antut": t. Private to "Anus": s.

"antut" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Anus" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antutanntut · anttu · anttut · antutt · anutt · atnut · natut
  • Anusannus · ansu · anuss · auns · naus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "antut" and "Anus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "antut" is a verb and "Anus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "antut" or "Anus"?
"Anus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,301 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

Eye-level mix-up between "antut" and "Anus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "antut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #543,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "antut" and "Anus" 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 #543,691 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