SäckevsSpuckeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,953
“Säcke” frequency rank
#30,780
“Spucke” frequency rank
44733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Säcke Spucke
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sack Sekret einer Speicheldrüse

Where the eye mixes Säcke and Spucke

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Säcke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Spucke's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Säcke
6 ch
Spucke

Look-alike desk: Säcke vs Spucke

A purely visual mix-up. Säcke ([ˈzɛkə]) and Spucke ([ˈʃpʊkə]) 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 44733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Säcke is recorded at frequency rank #13,953, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛkə]. Spucke is at rank #30,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʊkə].

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 44733, this pair ranks #1,376,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Säcke vs Spucke

Shared letters: ceks. Private to "Säcke": ä. Private to "Spucke": pu.

"Säcke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Spucke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Spucke ← psucke · spcuke · sppucke · spuccke · spucek · spuckke · spukce · sspucke

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Säcke" and "Spucke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛkə] versus [ˈʃpʊkə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Säcke" vs "Spucke" - which ranks higher?
"Säcke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,953 in our German list, against #30,780 for "Spucke". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Säcke" and "Spucke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Säcke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Spucke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,376,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Säcke" and "Spucke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spacken vs Spucke". 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 #1,376,494 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