Which to use
“Beitrags” is a noun and “beitrug” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,844
- “Beitrags” frequency rank
- #40,424
- “beitrug” frequency rank
- 60268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beitrags | beitrug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Beitrag | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs beitragen |
Where the eye mixes Beitrags and beitrug
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Beitrags vs beitrug
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beitrags is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːks] while beitrug is [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁuːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beitrags is recorded at frequency rank #19,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁaːks]. beitrug is at rank #40,424, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaɪ̯ˌtʁuːk].
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 60268, this pair ranks #793,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Beitrags vs beitrug
Shared letters: begirt. Private to "Beitrags": as. Private to "beitrug": u.
"Beitrags" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "beitrug" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Beitrags" for "beitrug" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Beitrags" and "beitrug" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beitrags" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beitrug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #793,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beitrags" and "beitrug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beitrug vs Betrugs". 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 #793,321 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.