AnfragevsAntragsTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,018
“Anfrage” frequency rank
#27,616
“Antrags” frequency rank
30634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Anfrage Antrags
Definition Frage an jemanden, mit der eine Antwort erwartet wird Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Antrag

Where the eye mixes Anfrage and Antrags

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Anfrage (VCCCVCV) and Antrags (VCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
Anfrage
7 ch
Antrags

Visual trap between Anfrage and Antrags

A purely visual mix-up. Anfrage ([ˈanˌfʁaːɡə]) and Antrags ([ˈantʁaːks]) 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 30634, 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]. Antrags is at rank #27,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁaːks].

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 30634, this pair ranks #1,744,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Anfrage vs Antrags

Shared letters: agnr. Private to "Anfrage": ef. Private to "Antrags": st.

"Anfrage" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "Antrags" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anfrage ← afnrage · anfarge · anffrage · anfraeg · anfragge · anfrgae · anfrrage · annfrage
  • Antrags ← anntrags · anrtags · antargs · antraggs · antragss · antrasg · antrgas · antrrags

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anfrage" and "Antrags" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌfʁaːɡə] versus [ˈantʁaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anfrage" or "Antrags"?
"Anfrage" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,018 in our German list, against #27,616 for "Antrags". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anfrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Antrags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,744,030 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anfrage" and "Antrags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Antrags vs Auftrags". 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 #1,744,030 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