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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.

7 ch
Vertrag
8 ch
Vertrags

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

  • Vertragevrtrag · verrtag · verrtrag · vertarg · vertragg · vertrga · vertrrag · verttrag
  • Vertragsevrtrags · verrtags · verrtrags · vertargs · vertraggs · vertragss · vertrasg · vertrgas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Vertrag" and "Vertrags" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Vertrag" vs "Vertrags" - which ranks higher?
"Vertrag" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,172 in our German list, against #12,620 for "Vertrags". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list