empörtevsesportWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: empörte is a adjective, esport is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“empörte” is an adjective and “esport” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,772
“empörte” frequency rank
#41,148
“esport” frequency rank
82920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature empörte esport
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs empört der Sport, die Sportart

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set empörte and esport apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
empörte
6 ch
esport

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empörte is [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯tə] while esport is [əsˈpɔrt]. 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 82920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

empörte is recorded at frequency rank #41,772, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯tə]. 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 82920, this pair ranks #148,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of empörte vs esport

Shared letters: eprt. Private to "empörte": . Private to "esport": os.

"empörte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "esport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esportepsort · esoprt · esporrt · esportt · espotr · espport · esprot · essport

Frequency comparison

empörte#41,772
esport#41,148

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "empörte" and "esport" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "empörte" is an adjective and "esport" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "empörte" or "esport"?
"esport" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,148 in our German list, against #41,772 for "empörte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering empörte vs esport

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “empörte”; for a noun, it's “esport”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “empörte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list