Which to use
“Anträge” and “Anträgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,277
- “Anträge” frequency rank
- #25,441
- “Anträgen” frequency rank
- 32718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Anträge | Anträgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Antrag | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Antrag |
Where the eye mixes Anträge and Anträgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Anträge runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against Anträgen's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Anträge vs Anträgen
A purely visual mix-up. Anträge ([ˈantʁɛːɡə]) and Anträgen ([ˈantʁɛːɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Anträge” sits inside “Anträgen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Anträge is recorded at frequency rank #7,277, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁɛːɡə]. Anträgen is at rank #25,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈantʁɛːɡn̩].
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 32718, this pair ranks #1,701,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Anträge vs Anträgen
Shared letters: aegnrtä. Private to "Anträge": -. Private to "Anträgen": -.
"Anträge" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "Anträgen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Anträge" and "Anträgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Anträge" or "Anträgen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Anträge" and "Anträgen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Anträge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Anträgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,701,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Anträge" and "Anträgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtragen vs Anträgen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,701,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.