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“antwortest” and “antwortete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,418
- “antwortest” frequency rank
- #7,570
- “antwortete” frequency rank
- 30988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antwortest | antwortete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs antworten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs antworten |
Where the eye mixes antwortest and antwortete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. antwortest (VCCCVCCVCC) and antwortete (VCCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: antwortest vs antwortete
A purely visual mix-up. antwortest ([ˈantˌvɔʁtəst]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antwortest is recorded at frequency rank #23,418, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtəst]. 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 30988, this pair ranks #1,737,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of antwortest vs antwortete
Shared letters: aenortw. Private to "antwortest": s. Private to "antwortete": -.
"antwortest" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "antwortete" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- antwortest ← anntwortest · antowrtest · anttwortest · antworetst · antworrtest · antwortesst · antwortestt · antwortets
- antwortete ← anntwortete · antowrtete · anttwortete · antworette · antworrtete · antworteet · antwortette · antworttee
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "antwortest" 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 #1,737,006 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antwortest" 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 #1,737,006 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.