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 eye mixes tragbar and tragbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tragbar runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against tragbare's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tragbar vs tragbare
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tragbar" for "tragbare" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tragbar" vs "tragbare" - 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 "tragbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tragbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #806,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tragbar" and "tragbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tragbare vs tragbaren". 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 #806,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.