Which to use
“Jahr” is a noun and “jährt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #138
- “Jahr” frequency rank
- #46,060
- “jährt” frequency rank
- 46198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jahr | jährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | periodischer wiederkehrender Zeitraum, etwa ein Umlauf der Erde um die Sonne, 12 Monate, 365 beziehungsweise 366 Tage | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs jähren |
Where the eye mixes Jahr and jährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Jahr runs 4 letters (CVCC) against jährt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Jahr vs jährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Jahr is [jaːɐ̯] while jährt is [jɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jahr is recorded at frequency rank #138, classified as anoun, pronounced [jaːɐ̯]. jährt is at rank #46,060, tagged as averb, pronounced [jɛːɐ̯t].
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 46198, this pair ranks #1,327,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Jahr vs jährt
Shared letters: hjr. Private to "Jahr": a. Private to "jährt": tä.
"Jahr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "jährt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Jahr ← ajhr · jahhr · jahrr · jarh · jhar · jjahr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Jahr" and "jährt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Jahr" vs "jährt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jahr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,327,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jahr" and "jährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jäh vs jährt". 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 #1,327,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.