ärgern

[ˈɛʁɡɐn]

/[ˈɛʁɡɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ärgern” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,316
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemanden) necken, Ärger verursachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-argern · ärgern · German

ärgern · rank #8,316 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,316
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH älterer

Nearest frequency peer: älterer (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „ärgern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „ärgern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ärgern vs Augen
50% similar
ärgern vs Arten
50% similar
ärgern vs armer
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ärgern
PropertyValue
Headwordärgern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɛʁɡɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,316
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ärgern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ärgernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „älterer“ (#8,315), „ähnlicher“ (#8,314), „überlege“ (#8,318). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ärgern“ bei #8,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around ärgern (IPA [ˈɛʁɡɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,316 among 75 “Ä” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ärgern, with forms such as "rägern", "ägrern", and "äregrn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Augen", "Arten", "armer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ärgern, spelled Ä-R-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (jemanden) necken, Ärger verursachen
  2. 2
    sich ärgern: durch etwas gestört sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ärgern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich ärgerte ihn ein bisschen.
  2. Sein Vater ärgerte ihn so sehr, dass der sofort in den Wald spazieren ging und erst nach drei Stunden wieder zurückkam.

Antonyms

lassenberuhigenfreuen

This word in other languages

annoy(English)molestar(Español)ennuyer(Français)irritar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rägern
  • ägrern
  • äregrn
  • ärgenr
  • ärgernn
  • ärgerrn
  • ärggern
  • ärgren
  • ärrgern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ärgern - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rägern2ägrern2äregrn2ärgenr2ärgernn1ärgerrn1ärggern1ärgren2
Edit distance from "ärgern"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ärgern"?
"ärgern" is spelled Ä-R-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁɡɐn].
What does "ärgern" mean?
As a verb, "ärgern" means: (jemanden) necken, Ärger verursachen
What words are commonly confused with "ärgern"?
"ärgern" is commonly confused with "Augen", "Arten", "armer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ärgern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ärgern" is [ˈɛʁɡɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ärgern" come from?
"ärgern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ärgern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Adrian#8,321Zitate#8,311Wänden#8,308Anhang#8,330

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ungern9 variantsBrexit9 variantsTagung9 variantsSteven9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list