Which to use
“Ertrag” is a noun and “ertrage” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,701
- “Ertrag” frequency rank
- #28,180
- “ertrage” frequency rank
- 40881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ertrag | ertrage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das positive Ergebnis einer Anstrengung | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen |
Where the eye mixes Ertrag and ertrage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Ertrag runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against ertrage's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Ertrag and ertrage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ertrag is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk] while ertrage is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Ertrag” sits inside “ertrage”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ertrag is recorded at frequency rank #12,701, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk]. ertrage is at rank #28,180, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə].
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 40881, this pair ranks #1,495,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Ertrag vs ertrage
Shared letters: aegrt. Private to "Ertrag": -. Private to "ertrage": -.
"Ertrag" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "ertrage" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Ertrag" and "ertrage" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Ertrag" or "ertrage" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Ertrag" and "ertrage" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ertrag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ertrage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,495,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ertrag" and "ertrage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfragen vs ertrage". 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 #1,495,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.