Which to use
“ertrage” and “ertragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,180
- “ertrage” frequency rank
- #4,878
- “ertragen” frequency rank
- 33058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ertrage | ertragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertragen | eine unangenehme oder schwierige Situation hinnehmen und deswegen nicht die Beherrschung verlieren oder zusammenbrechen |
Where the eye mixes ertrage and ertragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ertrage runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against ertragen's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ertrage and ertragen
A purely visual mix-up. ertrage ([ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]) and ertragen ([ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]) 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) - “ertrage” sits inside “ertragen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ertrage is recorded at frequency rank #28,180, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡə]. ertragen is at rank #4,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩].
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 33058, this pair ranks #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ertrage vs ertragen
Shared letters: aegrt. Private to "ertrage": -. Private to "ertragen": n.
"ertrage" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "ertragen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ertrage" and "ertragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ertrage" or "ertragen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ertrage" and "ertragen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ertrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ertragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ertrage" and "ertragen" 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 #1,694,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.