antutvsAnzugTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#41,028
“antut” frequency rank
#7,007
“Anzug” frequency rank
48035
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature antut Anzug
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antun das Heranziehen, Heranziehen, Heranrücken

Where the eye mixes antut and Anzug

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

5 ch
antut
5 ch
Anzug

Look-alike desk: antut vs Anzug

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: antut is [ˈanˌtuːt] while Anzug is [ˈanˌt͡suːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48035, 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]. Anzug is at rank #7,007, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌt͡suːk].

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 48035, this pair ranks #1,263,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of antut vs Anzug

Shared letters: anu. Private to "antut": t. Private to "Anzug": gz.

"antut" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Anzug" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • antutanntut · anttu · anttut · antutt · anutt · atnut · natut
  • Anzugannzug · anuzg · anzgu · anzugg · anzzug · aznug · nazug

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "antut" and "Anzug" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "antut" is a verb and "Anzug" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "antut" vs "Anzug" - which ranks higher?
"Anzug" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,007 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "antut" and "Anzug" 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 "Anzug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,263,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "antut" and "Anzug" 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 #1,263,205 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