Which to use
“ages” and “Auge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,682
- “ages” frequency rank
- #1,280
- “Auge” frequency rank
- 49962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ages | Auge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs age | Sinnesorgan zum Sehen |
Where the eye mixes ages and Auge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ages (VCVC) and Auge (VVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses ages with Auge
A purely visual mix-up. ages ([ˈeɪdʒɪz]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49962, 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]. 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 49962, this pair ranks #1,191,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ages vs Auge
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "ages": s. Private to "Auge": u.
"ages" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ages" and "Auge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ages" vs "Auge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ages" and "Auge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ages" 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 #1,191,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ages" and "Auge" 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 #1,191,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.