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

#10,765
“Vergabe” frequency rank
#40,281
“Vergaser” frequency rank
51046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vergabe Vergaser
Definition Übertragung von etwas an eine Person, Institution oder einen Betrieb (oder an mehrere) Teil eines Verbrennungsmotors, der ein brennfertiges Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch herstellt

Where the eye mixes Vergabe and Vergaser

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Vergabe runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Vergaser's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Vergabe
8 ch
Vergaser

Look-alike desk: Vergabe vs Vergaser

A purely visual mix-up. Vergabe ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbə]) and Vergaser ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzɐ]) 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 51046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vergabe is recorded at frequency rank #10,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbə]. Vergaser is at rank #40,281, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzɐ].

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 51046, this pair ranks #1,150,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vergabe vs Vergaser

Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "Vergabe": b. Private to "Vergaser": s.

"Vergabe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Vergaser" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vergabe ← evrgabe · vegrabe · veragbe · vergabbe · vergaeb · vergbae · verggabe · verrgabe
  • Vergaser ← evrgaser · vegraser · veragser · vergaesr · vergaserr · vergasre · vergasser · verggaser

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Vergabe" for "Vergaser" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Vergabe" or "Vergaser"?
"Vergabe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,765 in our German list, against #40,281 for "Vergaser". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Vergabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vergaser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,150,566 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vergabe" and "Vergaser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs Vergaser". 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 #1,150,566 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