AntragvsAnträgeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,014
“Antrag” frequency rank
#7,277
“Anträge” frequency rank
9291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Antrag Anträge
Definition Gesuch, schriftliche Bitte Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Antrag

Where the eye mixes Antrag and Anträge

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Antrag
7 ch
Anträge

Why the eye confuses Antrag with Anträge

A purely visual mix-up. Antrag ([ˈantʁaːk]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Antrag is recorded at frequency rank #2,014, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁaːk]. 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 9291, this pair ranks #1,980,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Antrag vs Anträge

Shared letters: agnrt. Private to "Antrag": -. Private to "Anträge": .

"Antrag" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "Anträge" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Antraganntrag · anrtag · antarg · antragg · antrga · antrrag · anttrag · atnrag

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Antrag" and "Anträge" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈantʁaːk] versus [ˈantʁɛːɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Antrag" or "Anträge" show up more?
"Antrag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,014 in our German list, against #7,277 for "Anträge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Antrag" and "Anträge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Antrag" 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 #1,980,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Antrag" 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 #1,980,654 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