antreiben

[ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“antreiben” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,339
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-antreiben · antreiben · German

antreiben · rank #42,339 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,339
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Antragstellung

Nearest frequency peer: Antragstellung (-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 „antreiben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „antreiben“ 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).

antreiben vs antreten
78% similar
antreiben vs antreibt
78% similar
antreiben vs auftreiben
80% similar

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

Key facts for antreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordantreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,339
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „antreiben“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Antragstellung“ (#42,338), „apokalyptischen“ (#42,340), „Antichrist“ (#42,337). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „antreiben“ bei #42,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around antreiben (IPA [ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,339 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for antreiben, with forms such as "anntreiben", "anrteiben", and "anteriben". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "antreten", "antreibt", "auftreiben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 antreiben, spelled A-N-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun
  2. 2
    etwas als Energiequelle dienen, etwas in Bewegung versetzen
  3. 3
    von der Strömung an Land gespült werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir müssen die Leute etwas antreiben, damit wir rechtzeitig fertig werden.
  2. Der Motor treibt die Zahnräder an.

Synonyms

anspornenanstacheln

This word in other languages

urge(English)incitar(Español)exhorter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntreiben
  • anrteiben
  • anteriben
  • antrebien
  • antreibben
  • antreibenn
  • antreibne
  • antreiebn
  • antrieben
  • antrreiben
  • anttreiben
  • atnreiben
  • natreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antreiben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

anntreiben1anrteiben2anteriben2antrebien2antreibben1antreibenn1antreibne2antreiebn2
Edit distance from "antreiben"

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 "antreiben"?
"antreiben" is spelled A-N-T-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "antreiben" mean?
As a verb, "antreiben" means: jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "antreiben"?
"antreiben" is commonly confused with "antreten", "antreibt", "auftreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antreiben" is [ˈanˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antreiben" come from?
"antreiben" 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 "antreiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anomalien#42,335Armaturen#42,346angeboren#42,331Anatolien#42,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

annektiert13 variantsangenommene13 variantsanfallende13 variantsAugenbraue13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list