Which to use
“Umfrage” and “Umlage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,284
- “Umfrage” frequency rank
- #24,156
- “Umlage” frequency rank
- 27440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Umfrage | Umlage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befragung einer bestimmten Anzahl von Personen, um einen allgemeinen Meinungsquerschnitt zu erhalten | umgelegte Geldsumme (pro Person, Beteiligtem) |
Where the eye mixes Umfrage and Umlage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Umfrage runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against Umlage's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Umfrage and Umlage
A purely visual mix-up. Umfrage ([ˈʊmˌfʁaːɡə]) and Umlage ([ˈʊmˌlaːɡə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27440, 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]. Umlage is at rank #24,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊmˌlaːɡə].
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 27440, this pair ranks #1,801,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Umfrage vs Umlage
Shared letters: aegmu. Private to "Umfrage": fr. Private to "Umlage": l.
"Umfrage" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "Umlage" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Umfrage" for "Umlage" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Umfrage" or "Umlage"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Umfrage" and "Umlage" 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 "Umlage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,801,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Umfrage" and "Umlage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Umlage vs umlegen". 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 #1,801,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.