Which to use
“shared” is a verb and “Sphären” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,777
- “shared” frequency rank
- #34,917
- “Sphären” frequency rank
- 72694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shared | Sphären |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs share | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sphäre |
Letter map: shared vs Sphären
Shared letters muted; letters that set shared and Sphären apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: shared vs Sphären
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shared is averb and Sphärenanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shared is recorded at frequency rank #37,777, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Sphären is at rank #34,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsfɛːʁən].
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 72694, this pair ranks #381,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shared vs Sphären
Shared letters: ehrs. Private to "shared": ad. Private to "Sphären": npä.
"shared" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Sphären" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shared ← hsared · sahred · shaerd · sharde · sharedd · sharred · shhared · shraed
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shared" and "Sphären" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "shared" or "Sphären" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "shared" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sphären" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shared" and "Sphären" 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 #381,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.