TrägernvsTrägersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,440
“Trägern” frequency rank
#37,252
“Trägers” frequency rank
57692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Trägern Trägers
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Träger Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Träger

Where the eye mixes Trägern and Trägers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Trägern and Trägers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
Trägern
7 ch
Trägers

Why the eye confuses Trägern with Trägers

A purely visual mix-up. Trägern ([ˈtʁɛːɡɐn]) and Trägers ([ˈtʁɛːɡɐs]) 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 a single letter - n in “Trägern” becomes s in “Trägers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Trägern is recorded at frequency rank #20,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɛːɡɐn]. Trägers is at rank #37,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʁɛːɡɐs].

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 57692, this pair ranks #891,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Trägern vs Trägers

Shared letters: egrtä. Private to "Trägern": n. Private to "Trägers": s.

"Trägern" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC  ·  "Trägers" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Trägern" for "Trägers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtʁɛːɡɐn] versus [ˈtʁɛːɡɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Trägern" vs "Trägers" - which ranks higher?
"Trägern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,440 in our German list, against #37,252 for "Trägers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Trägern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Trägers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #891,388 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Trägern" and "Trägers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trader vs Trägers". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #891,388 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list