Which to use
“Arabern” is a noun and “ärgern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,193
- “Arabern” frequency rank
- #8,316
- “ärgern” frequency rank
- 35509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Arabern | ärgern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Araber | (jemanden) necken, Ärger verursachen |
Where the eye mixes Arabern and ärgern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Arabern runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against ärgern's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Arabern and ärgern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Arabern is [ˈaːʁabɐn] while ärgern is [ˈɛʁɡɐn]. 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 35509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Arabern is recorded at frequency rank #27,193, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːʁabɐn]. ärgern is at rank #8,316, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡɐn].
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 35509, this pair ranks #1,638,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Arabern vs ärgern
Shared letters: enr. Private to "Arabern": ab. Private to "ärgern": gä.
"Arabern" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "ärgern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Arabern ← aarbern · arabbern · arabenr · arabernn · araberrn · arabren · araebrn · arbaern
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Arabern" for "ärgern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Arabern" or "ärgern"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Arabern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ärgern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,638,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Arabern" and "ärgern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Arabern vs Arlberg". 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 #1,638,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.