Antike

[anˈtiːkə]

/[anˈtiːkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Antike” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,388. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,388
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Zeit des klassischen griechisch-römischen Altertums von etwa 1200 v. Chr. bis 600 n. Chr.

Corpus desk

Index DE-antike · Antike · German

Antike · rank #6,388 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,388
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH alters

Nearest frequency peer: alters (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Antike“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Antike“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Antike vs Artikel
71% similar
Antike vs Antiken
86% similar
Antike vs Antoine
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Antike
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntike
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[anˈtiːkə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,388
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Antike“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Antikeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „alters“ (#6,387), „Apotheke“ (#6,389), „abgenommen“ (#6,386). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Antike“ bei #6,388. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Antike (IPA [anˈtiːkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,388 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Antike, with forms such as "anitke", "anntike", and "antiek". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Artikel", "Antiken", "Antoine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Antike, spelled A-N-T-I-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Zeit des klassischen griechisch-römischen Altertums von etwa 1200 v. Chr. bis 600 n. Chr.
  2. 2
    Kunstwerke aus der Antike

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Antike appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich lese gerne die Sagen der griechischen Antike.
  2. „Die schon in der Antike bekannten, vor allem aus Kreta überlieferten Stierspiele […] hatten ursprünglich rituelle Bedeutung.“

Synonyms

klassisches Altertum

Antonyms

SteinzeitBronzezeitEisenzeitMittelalterNeuzeitModerne

This word in other languages

antiquity(English)antiguëdad(Español)antiquité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anitke
  • anntike
  • antiek
  • antikke
  • antkie
  • anttike
  • atnike
  • natike

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Antike - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

anitke2anntike1antiek2antikke1antkie2anttike1atnike2natike2
Edit distance from "Antike"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Antike"?
"Antike" is spelled A-N-T-I-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [anˈtiːkə].
What does "Antike" mean?
As a noun, "Antike" means: die Zeit des klassischen griechisch-römischen Altertums von etwa 1200 v. Chr. bis 600 n. Chr.
What words are commonly confused with "Antike"?
"Antike" is commonly confused with "Artikel", "Antiken", "Antoine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Antike"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antike" is [anˈtiːkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antike" come from?
"Antike" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Antike", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alters#6,387Zettel#6,381Zeilen#6,380Welten#6,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

brown8 variantsBruch8 variantsdiente8 variantsdrohen8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list