Which to use
“empört” is an adjective and “esports” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,889
- “empört” frequency rank
- #38,728
- “esports” frequency rank
- 48617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empört | esports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr verärgert über etwas sein | Plural des Substantivs esport |
Where the eye mixes empört and esports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. empört runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against esports's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between empört and esports
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empört is [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t] while esports is [əsˈpɔrts]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48617, 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]. esports is at rank #38,728, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əsˈpɔrts].
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 48617, this pair ranks #1,241,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empört vs esports
Shared letters: eprt. Private to "empört": mö. Private to "esports": os.
"empört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "esports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esports ← epsorts · esoprts · esporrts · esporst · esportss · esportts · espotrs · espports
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empört" for "esports" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "empört" or "esports" show up more?
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 "esports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empört" and "esports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empörte vs esports". 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 #1,241,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.