antreten

[ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]

/[ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“antreten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,907
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas beginnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-antreten · antreten · German

antreten · rank #5,907 · 12 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,907
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anteile

Nearest frequency peer: Anteile (-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 „antreten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „antreten“ 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).

antreten vs auftreten
78% similar
antreten vs austreten
78% similar
antreten vs anzutreten
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „antreten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.antretenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anteile“ (#5,906), „Arbeitsmarkt“ (#5,908), „ankommen“ (#5,905). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „antreten“ bei #5,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around antreten (IPA [ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,907 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for antreten, with forms such as "anntreten", "anrteten", and "anterten". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "auftreten", "austreten", "anzutreten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is antreten, spelled A-N-T-R-E-T-E-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er tritt eine Lehre an.
  2. Sie haben letzten Montag den Dienst angetreten.

Synonyms

anfangenbeginnenerscheinenkandidierenstellenfesttrampeln

Antonyms

wegtreten

This word in other languages

begin(English)emprender(Español)prendre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntreten
  • anrteten
  • anterten
  • antreetn
  • antretenn
  • antretne
  • antretten
  • antrreten
  • antrteen
  • anttreten
  • atnreten
  • natreten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of antreten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

anntreten1anrteten2anterten2antreetn2antretenn1antretne2antretten1antrreten1
Edit distance from "antreten"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ankommen#5,905zulassen#5,903beruhigt#5,915billiger#5,918

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

zustimmen12 variantsDownload12 variantsSchwert12 variantserwerben12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list