tragbarvstragbareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“tragbar” and “tragbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,451
“tragbar” frequency rank
#38,454
“tragbare” frequency rank
59905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tragbar tragbare
Definition leicht und handlich genug, um hin und her getragen zu werden Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tragbar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tragbar and tragbare apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
tragbar
8 ch
tragbare

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. tragbar ([ˈtʁaːkbaːɐ̯]) and tragbare ([ˈtʁaːkbaːʁə]) 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) - “tragbar” sits inside “tragbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tragbar is recorded at frequency rank #21,451, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaːkbaːɐ̯]. tragbare is at rank #38,454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaːkbaːʁə].

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 59905, this pair ranks #806,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tragbar vs tragbare

Shared letters: abgrt. Private to "tragbar": -. Private to "tragbare": e.

"tragbar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "tragbare" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tragbarrtagbar · targbar · trabgar · tragabr · tragbarr · tragbbar · tragbra · traggbar
  • tragbarertagbare · targbare · trabgare · tragabre · tragbaer · tragbarre · tragbbare · tragbrae

Frequency comparison

tragbar#21,451
tragbare#38,454

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tragbar" and "tragbare" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtʁaːkbaːɐ̯] versus [ˈtʁaːkbaːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tragbar" or "tragbare"?
"tragbar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,451 in our German list, against #38,454 for "tragbare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tragbar vs tragbare

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tragbar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list