Which to use
“arge” and “ärgere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,821
- “arge” frequency rank
- #22,986
- “ärgere” frequency rank
- 42807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arge | ärgere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs arg | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs arg |
Where the eye mixes arge and ärgere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. arge runs 4 letters (VCCV) against ärgere's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arge and ärgere
A purely visual mix-up. arge ([ˈaʁɡə]) and ärgere ([ˈɛʁɡəʁə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arge is recorded at frequency rank #19,821, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʁɡə]. ärgere is at rank #22,986, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡəʁə].
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 42807, this pair ranks #1,437,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arge vs ärgere
Shared letters: egr. Private to "arge": a. Private to "ärgere": ä.
"arge" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ärgere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arge ← agre · areg · argge · arrge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arge" and "ärgere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "arge" or "ärgere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arge" and "ärgere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ärgere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,437,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arge" and "ärgere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ärgere vs ärmere". 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 #1,437,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.