Which to use
“shared” is a verb and “Sparer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,777
- “shared” frequency rank
- #24,513
- “Sparer” frequency rank
- 62290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shared | Sparer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs share | Person, die etwas spart, besonders bei einer Bank oder Sparkasse |
Letter map: shared vs Sparer
Shared letters muted; letters that set shared and Sparer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: shared vs Sparer
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shared is averb and Spareranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shared is recorded at frequency rank #37,777, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Sparer is at rank #24,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaːʁɐ].
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 62290, this pair ranks #718,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shared vs Sparer
Shared letters: aers. Private to "shared": dh. Private to "Sparer": p.
"shared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Sparer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shared" for "Sparer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shared" vs "Sparer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "shared" and "Sparer".
- Full dictionary entry for "shared" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sparer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #718,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shared" and "Sparer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs shared". 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 #718,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.