Which to use
“Umfrage” and “Umfragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,284
- “Umfrage” frequency rank
- #7,242
- “Umfragen” frequency rank
- 10526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Umfrage | Umfragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befragung einer bestimmten Anzahl von Personen, um einen allgemeinen Meinungsquerschnitt zu erhalten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Umfrage |
Where the eye mixes Umfrage and Umfragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Umfrage runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against Umfragen's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Umfrage vs Umfragen
A purely visual mix-up. Umfrage ([ˈʊmˌfʁaːɡə]) and Umfragen ([ˈʊmˌfʁaːɡn̩]) 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) - “Umfrage” sits inside “Umfragen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Umfrage is recorded at frequency rank #3,284, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊmˌfʁaːɡə]. Umfragen is at rank #7,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊmˌfʁaːɡn̩].
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 10526, this pair ranks #1,974,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Umfrage vs Umfragen
Shared letters: aefgmru. Private to "Umfrage": -. Private to "Umfragen": n.
"Umfrage" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "Umfragen" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Umfrage" and "Umfragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Umfrage" vs "Umfragen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Umfrage" and "Umfragen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Umfrage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Umfragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Umfrage" and "Umfragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Umfrage vs Umlage". 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 #1,974,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.