empörtevsesportsConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#41,772
“empörte” frequency rank
#38,728
“esports” frequency rank
80500
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature empörte esports
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs empört Plural des Substantivs esport

Where the eye mixes empörte and esports

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. empörte (VCCVCCV) and esports (VCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
empörte
7 ch
esports

Why the eye confuses empörte with esports

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empörte is [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯tə] while esports is [əsˈpɔrts]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 80500, 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]. 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 80500, this pair ranks #194,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of empörte vs esports

Shared letters: eprt. Private to "empörte": mö. Private to "esports": os.

"empörte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "esports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esports ← epsorts · esoprts · esporrts · esporst · esportss · esportts · espotrs · espports

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "empörte" and "esports" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "empörte" is an adjective and "esports" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "empörte" or "esports"?
"esports" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,728 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "empörte" 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 #194,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "empörte" and "esports" 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 #194,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list