antworten

[ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩]

/[ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“antworten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,313
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas auf eine Frage oder Aufgabe erwidern

Corpus desk

Index DE-antworten · antworten · German

antworten · rank #1,313 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,313
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH aktuellen

Nearest frequency peer: aktuellen (-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 „antworten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „antworten“ 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).

antworten vs antwortet
89% similar
antworten vs antwortete
80% similar
antworten vs antwortest
80% similar

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

Key facts for antworten
PropertyValue
Headwordantworten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,313
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „antworten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.antwortenliegt 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: „aktuellen“ (#1,312), „Autos“ (#1,314), „willkommen“ (#1,311). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „antworten“ bei #1,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around antworten (IPA [ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,313 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for antworten, with forms such as "anntworten", "antowrten", and "anttworten". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "antwortet", "antwortete", "antwortest", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is antworten, spelled A-N-T-W-O-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas auf eine Frage oder Aufgabe erwidern
  2. 2
    auf ein Ereignis reagieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie viel kostet das?“, fragte er und zeigte auf ein Buch. „12 €“, antwortete die Verkäuferin.
  2. Ich kann dir auf deine Frage nicht aus dem Stegreif antworten.

Synonyms

entgegnenerwidernbeantwortenReplikreagieren

Antonyms

fragen

This word in other languages

answer(English)responder(Español)répondre(Français)responder(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anntworten
  • antowrten
  • anttworten
  • antworetn
  • antworrten
  • antwortenn
  • antwortne
  • antwortten
  • antwotren
  • antwroten
  • antwworten
  • anwtorten
  • atnworten
  • natworten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anntworten1antowrten2anttworten1antworetn2antworrten1antwortenn1antwortne2antwortten1
Edit distance from "antworten"

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 "antworten"?
"antworten" is spelled A-N-T-W-O-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩].
What does "antworten" mean?
As a verb, "antworten" means: etwas auf eine Frage oder Aufgabe erwidern
What words are commonly confused with "antworten"?
"antworten" is commonly confused with "antwortet", "antwortete", "antwortest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "antworten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "antworten" is [ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "antworten" come from?
"antworten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

aktuellen#1,312besondere#1,316verbunden#1,309Patienten#1,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

irgendwas14 variantsSchweizer14 variantsAbschluss14 variantsaufgenommen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list