esportvsExportTell them apart

Which to use

“esport” and “Export” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,148
“esport” frequency rank
#8,204
“Export” frequency rank
49352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esport Export
Definition der Sport, die Sportart Verkauf oder Transport von Gütern ins Ausland

Where the eye mixes esport and Export

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
esport
6 ch
Export

Why the eye confuses esport with Export

A purely visual mix-up. esport ([əsˈpɔrt]) and Export ([ɛksˈpɔʁt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - s in “esport” becomes x in “Export”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esport is recorded at frequency rank #41,148, classified as anoun, pronounced [əsˈpɔrt]. Export is at rank #8,204, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɔʁt].

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 49352, this pair ranks #1,214,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of esport vs Export

Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "esport": s. Private to "Export": x.

"esport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "Export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esportepsort · esoprt · esporrt · esportt · espotr · espport · esprot · essport
  • Exportepxort · exoprt · exporrt · exportt · expotr · expport · exprot · exxport

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "esport" and "Export" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([əsˈpɔrt] versus [ɛksˈpɔʁt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "esport" or "Export"?
"Export" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,204 in our German list, against #41,148 for "esport". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "esport" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Export" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,214,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "esport" and "Export" 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 #1,214,736 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