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“Vertrag” and “Vertrags” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,172
- “Vertrag” frequency rank
- #12,620
- “Vertrags” frequency rank
- 13792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vertrag | Vertrags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rechtlich bindende Vereinbarung zwischen mindestens zwei verschiedenen Partnern | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Vertrag |
Where the eye mixes Vertrag and Vertrags
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Vertrag vs Vertrags
A purely visual mix-up. Vertrag ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk]) and Vertrags ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːks]) 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) - “Vertrag” sits inside “Vertrags”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13792, 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]. Vertrags is at rank #12,620, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːks].
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 13792, this pair ranks #1,955,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vertrag vs Vertrags
Shared letters: aegrtv. Private to "Vertrag": -. Private to "Vertrags": s.
"Vertrag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Vertrags" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vertrag" and "Vertrags" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Vertrag" vs "Vertrags" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Vertrag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vertrags" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vertrag" and "Vertrags" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verrats vs Vertrags". 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 #1,955,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.