Which to use
“Affe” is a noun and “arge” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,017
- “Affe” frequency rank
- #19,821
- “arge” frequency rank
- 31838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Affe | arge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arg |
Where the eye mixes Affe and arge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Affe and arge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Affe is [ˈafə] while arge is [ˈaʁɡə]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Affe is recorded at frequency rank #12,017, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈafə]. arge is at rank #19,821, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʁɡə].
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 31838, this pair ranks #1,720,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Affe vs arge
Shared letters: ae. Private to "Affe": f. Private to "arge": gr.
"Affe" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "arge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Affe" for "arge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Affe" or "arge" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Affe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,720,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Affe" and "arge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arge vs Atze". 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 #1,720,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.