esportsvsExportWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#38,728
“esports” frequency rank
#8,204
“Export” frequency rank
46932
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esports Export
Definition Plural des Substantivs esport Verkauf oder Transport von Gütern ins Ausland

Where the eye mixes esports and Export

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

7 ch
esports
6 ch
Export

Look-alike desk: esports vs Export

A purely visual mix-up. esports ([əsˈpɔrts]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esports is recorded at frequency rank #38,728, classified as anoun, pronounced [əsˈpɔrts]. 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 46932, this pair ranks #1,302,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of esports vs Export

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

"esports" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC  ·  "Export" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esportsepsorts · esoprts · esporrts · esporst · esportss · esportts · espotrs · espports
  • Exportepxort · exoprt · exporrt · exportt · expotr · expport · exprot · exxport

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "esports" and "Export" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([əsˈpɔrts] versus [ɛksˈpɔʁt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "esports" or "Export" show up more?
"Export" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,204 in our German list, against #38,728 for "esports". 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 "esports" 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 #1,302,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "esports" and "Export" 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 #1,302,009 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