Which to use
“Geburtstag” and “Geburtstage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,449
- “Geburtstag” frequency rank
- #21,980
- “Geburtstage” frequency rank
- 23429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Geburtstag | Geburtstage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dem Kalender entsprechende Angabe des Tages (nebst Monat und Jahr), an dem eine Person geboren wird; Tag von jemandes Geburt | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Geburtstag |
Where the eye mixes Geburtstag and Geburtstage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Geburtstag runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCCVC) against Geburtstage's 11 (CVCVCCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Geburtstag and Geburtstage
A purely visual mix-up. Geburtstag ([ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːk]) and Geburtstage ([ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːɡə]) 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) - “Geburtstag” sits inside “Geburtstage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Geburtstag is recorded at frequency rank #1,449, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːk]. Geburtstage is at rank #21,980, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbuːɐ̯t͡sˌtaːɡə].
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 23429, this pair ranks #1,861,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Geburtstag vs Geburtstage
Shared letters: abegrstu. Private to "Geburtstag": -. Private to "Geburtstage": -.
"Geburtstag" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVC · "Geburtstage" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Geburtstag ← egburtstag · gbeurtstag · gebburtstag · gebrutstag · geburrtstag · gebursttag · geburtsatg · geburtsstag
- Geburtstage ← egburtstage · gbeurtstage · gebburtstage · gebrutstage · geburrtstage · gebursttage · geburtsatge · geburtsstage
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Geburtstag" and "Geburtstage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Geburtstag" vs "Geburtstage" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Geburtstag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geburtstage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,861,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Geburtstag" and "Geburtstage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geburtstage vs Geburtstagen". 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 #1,861,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.