Which to use
“ärgern” is a verb and “ärmere” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,316
- “ärgern” frequency rank
- #48,660
- “ärmere” frequency rank
- 56976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ärgern | ärmere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (jemanden) necken, Ärger verursachen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs arm |
Where the eye mixes ärgern and ärmere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ärgern (VCCVCC) and ärmere (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ärgern vs ärmere
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ärgern is [ˈɛʁɡɐn] while ärmere is [ˈɛʁməʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ärgern is recorded at frequency rank #8,316, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡɐn]. ärmere is at rank #48,660, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛʁməʁə].
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 56976, this pair ranks #919,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ärgern vs ärmere
Shared letters: erä. Private to "ärgern": gn. Private to "ärmere": m.
"ärgern" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "ärmere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ärgern" and "ärmere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ärgern" or "ärmere" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ärgern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ärmere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #919,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ärgern" and "ärmere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ärmere vs ärmste". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #919,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.