tragbarvstragbarenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,451
“tragbar” frequency rank
#44,975
“tragbaren” frequency rank
66426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tragbar tragbaren
Definition leicht und handlich genug, um hin und her getragen zu werden Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tragbar

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
tragbar
9 ch
tragbaren

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. tragbar ([ˈtʁaːkbaːɐ̯]) and tragbaren ([ˈtʁaːkbaːʁən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tragbar” sits inside “tragbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66426, 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]. tragbaren is at rank #44,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁaːkbaːʁən].

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 66426, this pair ranks #573,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tragbar vs tragbaren

Shared letters: abgrt. Private to "tragbar": -. Private to "tragbaren": en.

"tragbar" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "tragbaren" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tragbarrtagbar · targbar · trabgar · tragabr · tragbarr · tragbbar · tragbra · traggbar
  • tragbarenrtagbaren · targbaren · trabgaren · tragabren · tragbaern · tragbarenn · tragbarne · tragbarren

Frequency comparison

tragbar#21,451
tragbaren#44,975

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tragbar" and "tragbaren" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtʁaːkbaːɐ̯] versus [ˈtʁaːkbaːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tragbar" or "tragbaren"?
"tragbar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,451 in our German list, against #44,975 for "tragbaren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tragbar vs tragbaren

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