Which to use
“track” and “trag” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,294
- “track” frequency rank
- #16,299
- “trag” frequency rank
- 24593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | track | trag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tracken | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tragen |
Where the eye mixes track and trag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: track vs trag
A purely visual mix-up. track ([tʁɛk]) and trag ([tʁaːk]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
track is recorded at frequency rank #8,294, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁɛk]. trag is at rank #16,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁaːk].
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 24593, this pair ranks #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of track vs trag
Shared letters: art. Private to "track": ck. Private to "trag": g.
"track" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "track" and "trag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "track" or "trag" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "track" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "track" and "trag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "TIA vs trag". 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 #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.