Which to use
“jagte” and “jagten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,184
- “jagte” frequency rank
- #41,262
- “jagten” frequency rank
- 66446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jagte | jagten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jagen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jagen |
Where the eye mixes jagte and jagten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. jagte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against jagten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses jagte with jagten
A purely visual mix-up. jagte ([ˈjaːktə]) and jagten ([ˈjaːktn̩]) 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) - “jagte” sits inside “jagten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jagte is recorded at frequency rank #25,184, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈjaːktə]. jagten is at rank #41,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈjaːktn̩].
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 66446, this pair ranks #572,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jagte vs jagten
Shared letters: aegjt. Private to "jagte": -. Private to "jagten": n.
"jagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "jagten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "jagte" and "jagten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "jagte" or "jagten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "jagte" and "jagten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "jagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jagten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #572,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jagte" and "jagten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jagte vs Jute". 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 #572,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.