Which to use
“Anfrage” and “Anträge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,018
- “Anfrage” frequency rank
- #7,277
- “Anträge” frequency rank
- 10295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anfrage | Anträge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Frage an jemanden, mit der eine Antwort erwartet wird | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Antrag |
Where the eye mixes Anfrage and Anträge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anfrage and Anträge follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Anfrage vs Anträge
A purely visual mix-up. Anfrage ([ˈanˌfʁaːɡə]) and Anträge ([ˈantʁɛːɡə]) 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 10295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anfrage is recorded at frequency rank #3,018, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanˌfʁaːɡə]. Anträge is at rank #7,277, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁɛːɡə].
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 10295, this pair ranks #1,975,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anfrage vs Anträge
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "Anfrage": f. Private to "Anträge": tä.
"Anfrage" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "Anträge" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Anfrage ← afnrage · anfarge · anffrage · anfraeg · anfragge · anfrgae · anfrrage · annfrage
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Anfrage" and "Anträge" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Anfrage" or "Anträge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Anfrage" and "Anträge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anfrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anträge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anfrage" and "Anträge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtragen vs Anträge". 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 #1,975,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.