Which to use
“antworte” and “antwortet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,674
- “antworte” frequency rank
- #6,038
- “antwortet” frequency rank
- 15712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antworte | antwortet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs antworten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs antworten |
Where the eye mixes antworte and antwortet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. antworte runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against antwortet's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses antworte with antwortet
A purely visual mix-up. antworte ([ˈantˌvɔʁtə]) and antwortet ([ˈantˌvɔʁtət]) 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 extra letter(s) - “antworte” sits inside “antwortet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antworte is recorded at frequency rank #9,674, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtə]. antwortet is at rank #6,038, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtət].
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 15712, this pair ranks #1,941,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antworte vs antwortet
Shared letters: aenortw. Private to "antworte": -. Private to "antwortet": -.
"antworte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "antwortet" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "antworte" and "antwortet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "antworte" vs "antwortet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "antworte" and "antwortet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antworte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antwortet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,941,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antworte" and "antwortet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antwortet vs antworteten". 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 #1,941,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.