AnträgevsAnträgenConfusable pair

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“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.

7 ch
Anträge
8 ch
Anträgen

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈantʁɛːɡə] versus [ˈantʁɛːɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anträge" or "Anträgen"?
"Anträge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,277 in our German list, against #25,441 for "Anträgen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list