Which to use
“repair” and “spirit” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,442
- “repair” frequency rank
- #15,483
- “spirit” frequency rank
- 58925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repair | spirit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reparatur, Ausbesserung | der Geist |
Letter map: repair vs spirit
Shared letters muted; letters that set repair and spirit apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. repair (CVCVVC) and spirit (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: repair and spirit
repair and spirit are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repair is recorded at frequency rank #43,442, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spirit is at rank #15,483, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 58925, this pair ranks #844,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repair vs spirit
Shared letters: ipr. Private to "repair": ae. Private to "spirit": st.
"repair" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "spirit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "repair" vs "spirit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "repair" and "spirit". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "repair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spirit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #844,072 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repair" and "spirit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs repair". 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 #844,072 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.