Which to use
“salt” is a noun and “spült” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,393
- “salt” frequency rank
- #34,379
- “spült” frequency rank
- 54772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salt | spült |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salz | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen |
Letter map: salt vs spült
Shared letters muted; letters that set salt and spült apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. salt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against spült's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: salt vs spült
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: salt is anoun and spültaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salt is recorded at frequency rank #20,393, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. spült is at rank #34,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt].
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 54772, this pair ranks #1,005,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salt vs spült
Shared letters: lst. Private to "salt": a. Private to "spült": pü.
"salt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- salt ← aslt · sallt · saltt · satl · slat · ssalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salt" for "spült" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "salt" or "spült" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "salt" and "spült".
- Full dictionary entry for "salt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spült" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,005,673 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salt" and "spült" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs spült". 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 #1,005,673 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.