Which to use
“Antwort” is a noun and “antworte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #773
- “Antwort” frequency rank
- #9,674
- “antworte” frequency rank
- 10447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Antwort | antworte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erwiderung auf eine Frage | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs antworten |
Where the eye mixes Antwort and antworte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Antwort runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against antworte's 8 (VCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Antwort and antworte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Antwort is [ˈantvɔʁt] while antworte is [ˈantˌvɔʁtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Antwort” sits inside “antworte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Antwort is recorded at frequency rank #773, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈantvɔʁt]. antworte is at rank #9,674, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtə].
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 10447, this pair ranks #1,975,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Antwort vs antworte
Shared letters: anortw. Private to "Antwort": -. Private to "antworte": e.
"Antwort" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "antworte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Antwort" for "antworte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Antwort" vs "antworte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Antwort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antworte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,086 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Antwort" and "antworte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antworte vs antwortest". 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 #1,975,086 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.