VergabenvsVergaserTell them apart

Which to use

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

#47,085
“Vergaben” frequency rank
#40,281
“Vergaser” frequency rank
87366
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vergaben Vergaser
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vergabe Teil eines Verbrennungsmotors, der ein brennfertiges Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch herstellt

Where the eye mixes Vergaben and Vergaser

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

8 ch
Vergaben
8 ch
Vergaser

Look-alike desk: Vergaben vs Vergaser

A purely visual mix-up. Vergaben ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vergaben is recorded at frequency rank #47,085, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbn̩]. 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 87366, this pair ranks #81,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Vergaben vs Vergaser

Shared letters: aegrv. Private to "Vergaben": bn. Private to "Vergaser": s.

"Vergaben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "Vergaser" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vergaben ← evrgaben · vegraben · veragben · vergabben · vergabenn · vergabne · vergaebn · vergbaen
  • Vergaser ← evrgaser · vegraser · veragser · vergaesr · vergaserr · vergasre · vergasser · verggaser

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vergaben" and "Vergaser" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːzɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Vergaben" vs "Vergaser" - which ranks higher?
"Vergaser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,281 in our German list, against #47,085 for "Vergaben". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Vergaben" and "Vergaser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vergaben" 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 #81,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vergaben" and "Vergaser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs vergebe". 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 #81,321 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