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 eye mixes empörte and esport
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. empörte runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against esport's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empörte vs esport
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": mö. Private to "esport": os.
"empörte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "esport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- esport ← epsort · esoprt · esporrt · esportt · espotr · espport · esprot · essport
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empörte" for "esport" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "empörte" or "esport" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empörte" 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 #148,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empörte" and "esport" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Empirie vs empörte". 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 #148,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.