AggregatvsaggregateConfusable pair

Which to use

“Aggregat” and “aggregate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,991
“Aggregat” frequency rank
#42,316
“aggregate” frequency rank
85307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Aggregat aggregate
Definition Zusammenfassung mehrerer Kleinarten zu einer Sammelart Anhäufung, Komplex, Gesamtsumme, Gesamtheit

Letter map: Aggregat vs aggregate

Shared letters muted; letters that set Aggregat and aggregate apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.

8 ch
Aggregat
9 ch
aggregate

Spelling & dictionary notes on Aggregat vs aggregate

Aggregat and aggregate are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Aggregat” sits inside “aggregate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Aggregat is recorded at frequency rank #42,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˌaɡʁeˈɡaːt]. aggregate is at rank #42,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 85307, this pair ranks #110,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Aggregat vs aggregate

Shared letters: aegrt. Private to "Aggregat": -. Private to "aggregate": -.

"Aggregat" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "aggregate" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Aggregataggergat · aggreagt · aggregatt · aggreggat · aggregta · aggrgeat · aggrregat · agregat
  • aggregateaggergate · aggreagte · aggregaet · aggregatte · aggreggate · aggregtae · aggrgeate · aggrregate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Aggregat" for "aggregate" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Aggregat” sits inside “aggregate”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Aggregat" vs "aggregate" - which ranks higher?
"aggregate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,316 in our German list, against #42,991 for "Aggregat". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Aggregat" and "aggregate".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Aggregat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aggregate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Aggregat" and "aggregate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aggregate vs puzzles". 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 #110,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list