Which to use
“ages” and “Ärger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,682
- “ages” frequency rank
- #3,498
- “Ärger” frequency rank
- 52180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ages | Ärger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs age | spontane, innere, emotionale Reaktion hochgradiger Unzufriedenheit auf eine Situation, eine Person oder eine Erinnerung, die der Verärgerte lieber anders gesehen hätte |
Where the eye mixes ages and Ärger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ages runs 4 letters (VCVC) against Ärger's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ages vs Ärger
A purely visual mix-up. ages ([ˈeɪdʒɪz]) and Ärger ([ˈɛʁɡɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52180, 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]. Ärger is at rank #3,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡɐ].
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 52180, this pair ranks #1,106,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ages vs Ärger
Shared letters: eg. Private to "ages": as. Private to "Ärger": rä.
"ages" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Ärger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ages ← aegs · agess · agges
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ages" and "Ärger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ages" or "Ärger"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ärger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,106,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ages" and "Ärger" 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 #1,106,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.