Which to use
“empört” is an adjective and “esport” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,889
- “empört” frequency rank
- #41,148
- “esport” frequency rank
- 51037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empört | esport |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr verärgert über etwas sein | der Sport, die Sportart |
Where the eye mixes empört and esport
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. empört and esport follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: empört vs esport
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empört is [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t] while esport is [əsˈpɔrt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empört is recorded at frequency rank #9,889, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t]. esport is at rank #41,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əsˈpɔrt].
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 51037, this pair ranks #1,150,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empört vs esport
Shared letters: eprt. Private to "empört": mö. Private to "esport": os.
"empört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "esport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esport ← epsort · esoprt · esporrt · esportt · espotr · espport · esprot · essport
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empört" and "esport" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empört" or "esport"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esport" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,150,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empört" and "esport" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empörte vs esport". 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 #1,150,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.