Which to use
“fragt” and “fragten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,727
- “fragt” frequency rank
- #15,090
- “fragten” frequency rank
- 16817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragt | fragten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fragen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fragen |
Where the eye mixes fragt and fragten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fragt and fragten
A purely visual mix-up. fragt ([fʁaːkt]) and fragten ([ˈfʁaːktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fragt” sits inside “fragten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragt is recorded at frequency rank #1,727, classified as averb, pronounced [fʁaːkt]. fragten is at rank #15,090, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁaːktn̩].
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 16817, this pair ranks #1,932,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fragt vs fragten
Shared letters: afgrt. Private to "fragt": -. Private to "fragten": en.
"fragt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "fragten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fragt" and "fragten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fragt" or "fragten"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fragten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragt" and "fragten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fragten vs Fritten". 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 #1,932,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.