Which to use
“antwortet” and “antworteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,038
- “antwortet” frequency rank
- #39,788
- “antworteten” frequency rank
- 45826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | antwortet | antworteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs antworten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs antworten |
Where the eye mixes antwortet and antworteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. antwortet runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against antworteten's 11 (VCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses antwortet with antworteten
A purely visual mix-up. antwortet ([ˈantˌvɔʁtət]) and antworteten ([ˈantˌvɔʁtətn̩]) 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) - “antwortet” sits inside “antworteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
antwortet is recorded at frequency rank #6,038, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtət]. antworteten is at rank #39,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈantˌvɔʁtətn̩].
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 45826, this pair ranks #1,339,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of antwortet vs antworteten
Shared letters: aenortw. Private to "antwortet": -. Private to "antworteten": -.
"antwortet" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "antworteten" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- antwortet ← anntwortet · antowrtet · anttwortet · antworett · antworrtet · antwortett · antwortte · antworttet
- antworteten ← anntworteten · antowrteten · anttworteten · antworetten · antworrteten · antworteetn · antwortetenn · antwortetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "antwortet" for "antworteten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "antwortet" or "antworteten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "antwortet" and "antworteten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "antwortet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "antworteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "antwortet" and "antworteten" 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 #1,339,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.