VertragvsVertragesTell them apart

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

#1,172
“Vertrag” frequency rank
#9,832
“Vertrages” frequency rank
11004
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vertrag Vertrages
Definition rechtlich bindende Vereinbarung zwischen mindestens zwei verschiedenen Partnern Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Vertrag

Where the eye mixes Vertrag and Vertrages

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Vertrag
9 ch
Vertrages

Visual trap between Vertrag and Vertrages

A purely visual mix-up. Vertrag ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk]) and Vertrages ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Vertrag” sits inside “Vertrages”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vertrag is recorded at frequency rank #1,172, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk]. Vertrages is at rank #9,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡəs].

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 11004, this pair ranks #1,972,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Vertrag vs Vertrages

Shared letters: aegrtv. Private to "Vertrag": -. Private to "Vertrages": s.

"Vertrag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "Vertrages" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Vertragevrtrag · verrtag · verrtrag · vertarg · vertragg · vertrga · vertrrag · verttrag
  • Vertragesevrtrages · verrtages · verrtrages · vertarges · vertraegs · vertragess · vertragges · vertragse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vertrag" and "Vertrages" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Vertrag" or "Vertrages"?
"Vertrag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,172 in our German list, against #9,832 for "Vertrages". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vertrag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vertrages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,972,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vertrag" and "Vertrages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vertrages vs Vortrags". 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 #1,972,205 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