Which to use
“ertragen” is a verb and “Etagen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,878
- “ertragen” frequency rank
- #14,798
- “Etagen” frequency rank
- 19676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ertragen | Etagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine unangenehme oder schwierige Situation hinnehmen und deswegen nicht die Beherrschung verlieren oder zusammenbrechen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Etage |
Where the eye mixes ertragen and Etagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ertragen runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against Etagen's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ertragen with Etagen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ertragen is [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩] while Etagen is [eˈtaːʒn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ertragen is recorded at frequency rank #4,878, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]. Etagen is at rank #14,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈtaːʒn̩].
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 19676, this pair ranks #1,905,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ertragen vs Etagen
Shared letters: aegnt. Private to "ertragen": r. Private to "Etagen": -.
"ertragen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "Etagen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ertragen" and "Etagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ertragen" or "Etagen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ertragen" and "Etagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ertragen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Etagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ertragen" and "Etagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ertragen vs ertränken". 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 #1,905,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.