Which to use
“ärgert” is a verb and “Arrest” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,786
- “ärgert” frequency rank
- #28,519
- “Arrest” frequency rank
- 39305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ärgert | Arrest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ärgern | eine Haft von kurzer Dauer |
Where the eye mixes ärgert and Arrest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ärgert vs Arrest
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ärgert is [ˈɛʁɡɐt] while Arrest is [aˈʁɛst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ärgert is recorded at frequency rank #10,786, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁɡɐt]. Arrest is at rank #28,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈʁɛst].
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 39305, this pair ranks #1,540,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ärgert vs Arrest
Shared letters: ert. Private to "ärgert": gä. Private to "Arrest": as.
"ärgert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Arrest" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Arrest ← arerst · arest · arresst · arrestt · arrets · arrset · rarest
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ärgert" for "Arrest" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ärgert" or "Arrest" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ärgert" and "Arrest" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ärgert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Arrest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ärgert" and "Arrest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "après vs Arrest". 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 #1,540,437 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.