Which to use
“atme” is a verb and “Auge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,758
- “atme” frequency rank
- #1,280
- “Auge” frequency rank
- 28038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atme | Auge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs atmen | Sinnesorgan zum Sehen |
Where the eye mixes atme and Auge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: atme vs Auge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atme is [ˈaːtmə] while Auge is [ˈaʊ̯ɡə]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atme is recorded at frequency rank #26,758, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaːtmə]. Auge is at rank #1,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ɡə].
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 28038, this pair ranks #1,791,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of atme vs Auge
Shared letters: ae. Private to "atme": mt. Private to "Auge": gu.
"atme" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "atme" and "Auge" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "atme" or "Auge" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "atme" and "Auge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Auge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atme" and "Auge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atme vs Atze". 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 #1,791,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.