Which to use
“abtragen” is a verb and “Anträgen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,443
- “abtragen” frequency rank
- #25,441
- “Anträgen” frequency rank
- 74884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abtragen | Anträgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schichtweise entfernen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Antrag |
Where the eye mixes abtragen and Anträgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. abtragen and Anträgen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses abtragen with Anträgen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abtragen is [ˈapˌtʁaːɡn̩] while Anträgen is [ˈantʁɛːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abtragen is recorded at frequency rank #49,443, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌtʁaːɡn̩]. Anträgen is at rank #25,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁɛːɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74884, this pair ranks #321,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abtragen vs Anträgen
Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "abtragen": b. Private to "Anträgen": ä.
"abtragen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "Anträgen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- abtragen ← abbtragen · abrtagen · abtargen · abtraegn · abtragenn · abtraggen · abtragne · abtrgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abtragen" and "Anträgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abtragen" or "Anträgen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "abtragen" and "Anträgen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "abtragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anträgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abtragen" and "Anträgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abraten vs abtragen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #321,943 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.