jagtevsJahreWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jagte is a verb, Jahre is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jagte” is a verb and “Jahre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,184
“jagte” frequency rank
#145
“Jahre” frequency rank
25329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jagte Jahre
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs jagen Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Jahr

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set jagte and Jahre apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
jagte
5 ch
Jahre

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jagte is [ˈjaːktə] while Jahre is [ˈjaːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25329, 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]. Jahre is at rank #145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈjaːʁə].

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 25329, this pair ranks #1,834,909 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jagte vs Jahre

Shared letters: aej. Private to "jagte": gt. Private to "Jahre": hr.

"jagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Jahre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jagteajgte · jaget · jaggte · jagtte · jatge · jgate · jjagte
  • Jahreajhre · jaher · jahhre · jahrre · jarhe · jhare · jjahre

Frequency comparison

jagte#25,184
Jahre#145

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jagte" and "Jahre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jagte" is a verb and "Jahre" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jagte" or "Jahre"?
"Jahre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #145 in our German list, against #25,184 for "jagte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering jagte vs Jahre

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “jagte”; for a noun, it's “Jahre”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “jagte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list