Antwort

[ˈantvɔʁt]

/[ˈantvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Antwort” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#773
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erwiderung auf eine Frage

Corpus desk

Index DE-antwort · Antwort · German

Antwort · rank #773 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #773
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH überall

Nearest frequency peer: überall (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Antwort”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Antwort” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Antwort vs antworte
75% similar
Antwort vs antworten
67% similar
Antwort vs antwortet
67% similar

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

Key facts for Antwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordAntwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈantvɔʁt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#773
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Antwort” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Antwort lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Antwort (IPA [ˈantvɔʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #773 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Erwiderung auf eine Frage".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Antwort, with forms such as "anntwort", "antowrt", and "anttwort". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "antworte", "antworten", "antwortet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Antwort, spelled A-N-T-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erwiderung auf eine Frage

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich erwarte eine Antwort auf meine Frage!
  2. „Staszek spielte hier wie in einem Einmanntheater mit Rede und Antwort vor sich hin.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntwort
  • antowrt
  • anttwort
  • antworrt
  • antwortt
  • antwotr
  • antwrot
  • antwwort
  • anwtort
  • atnwort
  • natwort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Antwort - 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.

anntwort1antowrt2anttwort1antworrt1antwortt1antwotr2antwrot2antwwort1
Edit distance from "Antwort"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Antwort"?
"Antwort" is spelled A-N-T-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈantvɔʁt].
What does "Antwort" mean?
As a noun, "Antwort" means: Erwiderung auf eine Frage
What words are commonly confused with "Antwort"?
"Antwort" is commonly confused with "antworte", "antworten", "antwortet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Antwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Antwort" is [ˈantvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Antwort" come from?
"Antwort" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Antwort" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "antworte". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #773 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list