Which to use
“anger” is a noun and “ärgert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,185
- “anger” frequency rank
- #10,786
- “ärgert” frequency rank
- 37971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anger | ärgert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ärger | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ärgern |
Where the eye mixes anger and ärgert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: anger vs ärgert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: anger is [ˈæŋɡə] while ärgert is [ˈɛʁɡɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anger is recorded at frequency rank #27,185, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈæŋɡə]. ärgert is at rank #10,786, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡɐt].
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 37971, this pair ranks #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anger vs ärgert
Shared letters: egr. Private to "anger": an. Private to "ärgert": tä.
"anger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "ärgert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anger ← agner · anegr · angerr · angger · angre · annger
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anger" and "ärgert" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "anger" or "ärgert"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ärgert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anger" and "ärgert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anger vs angle". 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 #1,576,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.