AugevsAugesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Auge” and “Auges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,280
“Auge” frequency rank
#23,839
“Auges” frequency rank
25119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Auge Auges
Definition Sinnesorgan zum Sehen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Auge

Where the eye mixes Auge and Auges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Auge
5 ch
Auges

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Auge ([ˈaʊ̯ɡə]) and Auges ([ˈaʊ̯ɡəs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Auge” sits inside “Auges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Auge is recorded at frequency rank #1,280, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ɡə]. Auges is at rank #23,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯ɡəs].

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 25119, this pair ranks #1,837,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Auge vs Auges

Shared letters: aegu. Private to "Auge": -. Private to "Auges": s.

"Auge" · 4 letters · shape VVCV  ·  "Auges" · 5 letters · shape VVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Augeague · aueg · augge · uage
  • Augesagues · auegs · augess · augges · augse · uages

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Auge" and "Auges" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯ɡə] versus [ˈaʊ̯ɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Auge" or "Auges"?
"Auge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,280 in our German list, against #23,839 for "Auges". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Auge" and "Auges". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Auge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Auges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,837,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Auge" and "Auges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ages vs Auges". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list