BeiträgevsBeitragesTell them apart

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

#1,583
“Beiträge” frequency rank
#44,475
“Beitrages” frequency rank
46058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Beiträge Beitrages
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Beitrag Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Beitrag

Where the eye mixes Beiträge and Beitrages

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Beiträge
9 ch
Beitrages

Look-alike desk: Beiträge vs Beitrages

A purely visual mix-up. Beiträge ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁɛːɡə]) and Beitrages ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːɡəs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Beiträge is recorded at frequency rank #1,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁɛːɡə]. Beitrages is at rank #44,475, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːɡəs].

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 46058, this pair ranks #1,331,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Beiträge vs Beitrages

Shared letters: begirt. Private to "Beiträge": ä. Private to "Beitrages": as.

"Beiträge" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV  ·  "Beitrages" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Beitragesbbeitrages · beirtages · beitarges · beitraegs · beitragess · beitragges · beitragse · beitrgaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Beiträge" and "Beitrages" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁɛːɡə] versus [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Beiträge" vs "Beitrages" - which ranks higher?
"Beiträge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,583 in our German list, against #44,475 for "Beitrages". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Beiträge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Beitrages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,331,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Beiträge" and "Beitrages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Beitrages vs Betrages". 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 #1,331,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list