Which to use
“ages” is a noun and “arge” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,682
- “ages” frequency rank
- #19,821
- “arge” frequency rank
- 68503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ages | arge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs age | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arg |
Where the eye mixes ages and arge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ages (VCVC) and arge (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between ages and arge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ages is [ˈeɪdʒɪz] while arge is [ˈaʁɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 68503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ages is recorded at frequency rank #48,682, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeɪdʒɪz]. 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 68503, this pair ranks #505,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ages vs arge
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "ages": s. Private to "arge": r.
"ages" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "arge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ages" for "arge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ages" or "arge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ages" 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 #505,643 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ages" and "arge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs avis". 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 #505,643 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.