Which to use
“anger” and “Auge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,185
- “anger” frequency rank
- #1,280
- “Auge” frequency rank
- 28465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anger | Auge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ärger | Sinnesorgan zum Sehen |
Where the eye mixes anger and Auge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: anger vs Auge
A purely visual mix-up. anger ([ˈæŋɡə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28465, 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]. 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 28465, this pair ranks #1,784,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anger vs Auge
Shared letters: aeg. Private to "anger": nr. Private to "Auge": u.
"anger" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anger" for "Auge" ever safe?
Frequency check: "anger" vs "Auge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "anger" 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 #1,784,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anger" and "Auge" 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 #1,784,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.