Which to use
“Lagers” is a noun and “lagert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,631
- “Lagers” frequency rank
- #27,387
- “lagert” frequency rank
- 47018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Lagers | lagert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Lager | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lagern |
Where the eye mixes Lagers and lagert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Lagers with lagert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Lagers is [ˈlaːɡɐs] while lagert is [ˈlaːɡɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Lagers” becomes t in “lagert”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Lagers is recorded at frequency rank #19,631, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈlaːɡɐs]. lagert is at rank #27,387, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlaːɡɐt].
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 47018, this pair ranks #1,299,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Lagers vs lagert
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "Lagers": s. Private to "lagert": t.
"Lagers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lagert" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Lagers" and "lagert" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Lagers" or "lagert"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Lagers" and "lagert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Lagers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lagert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,299,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Lagers" and "lagert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lagert vs Lasern". 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 #1,299,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.