Which to use
“Affe” and “Auge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,017
- “Affe” frequency rank
- #1,280
- “Auge” frequency rank
- 13297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Affe | Auge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Säugetier aus der Unterordnung Anthropoidea in der Ordnung der Primaten | Sinnesorgan zum Sehen |
Where the eye mixes Affe and Auge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Affe and Auge
A purely visual mix-up. Affe ([ˈafə]) and Auge ([ˈaʊ̯ɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13297, 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]. Auge is at rank #1,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ɡə].
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 13297, this pair ranks #1,958,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Affe vs Auge
Shared letters: ae. Private to "Affe": f. Private to "Auge": gu.
"Affe" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Affe" and "Auge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Affe" or "Auge"?
Useful next steps
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 "Auge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Affe" and "Auge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Affe 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 #1,958,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.