Which to use
“antworte” and “antwortete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,674
- “antworte” frequency rank
- #7,570
- “antwortete” frequency rank
- 17244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antworte | antwortete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs antworten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs antworten |
Where the eye mixes antworte and antwortete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. antworte runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against antwortete's 10 (VCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between antworte and antwortete
A purely visual mix-up. antworte ([ˈantˌvɔʁtə]) and antwortete ([ˈantˌvɔʁtətə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “antworte” sits inside “antwortete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17244, 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]. antwortete is at rank #7,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtətə].
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 17244, this pair ranks #1,929,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antworte vs antwortete
Shared letters: aenortw. Private to "antworte": -. Private to "antwortete": -.
"antworte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "antwortete" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- antworte ← anntworte · antowrte · anttworte · antworet · antworrte · antwotre · antwrote · antwworte
- antwortete ← anntwortete · antowrtete · anttwortete · antworette · antworrtete · antworteet · antwortette · antworttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antworte" for "antwortete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "antworte" vs "antwortete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "antworte" and "antwortete" 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 "antwortete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antworte" and "antwortete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "antwortete 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 #1,929,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.