antreten

/[ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,907

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

antreten is aGermanverb. It means: etwas beginnen Pronounced [ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]. It ranks #5,907 in German word frequency. Often confused with auftreten and austreten.

Key facts for antreten
PropertyValue
Headwordantreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,907
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of antreten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for antreten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,907 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for antreten, with forms such as "anntreten", "anrteten", and "anterten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "auftreten", "austreten", "anzutreten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is antreten, spelled A-N-T-R-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas beginnen
  2. 2
    sich positionieren, zur Wahl stellen, sich etwas entgegenstellen
  3. 3
    mit den Füßen bearbeiten, damit der Boden fest wird
  4. 4
    erscheinen sich in einer bestimmten Ordnung präsentieren oder aufstellen
  5. 5
    den Spurt beschleunigen
  6. 6
    durch Betätigen des Anlassers den Motor starten

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anntreten,anrteten,anterten,antreetn,antretenn,antretne,antretten,antrreten,antrteen,anttreten,atnreten,natreten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for antreten

Misspelling Variants of "antreten"

anntreten9anrteten8anterten8antreetn8antretenn9antretne8antretten9antrreten9
Misspelling Variants of "antreten"

Frequency rank: #5,907 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "antreten"?
"antreten" is spelled A-N-T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩].
What does "antreten" mean?
As a verb, "antreten" means: etwas beginnen
What words are commonly confused with "antreten"?
"antreten" is commonly confused with "auftreten", "austreten", "anzutreten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antreten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antreten" is [ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antreten" come from?
"antreten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.