Which to use
“sharp” is an adjective and “Sphäre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,787
- “sharp” frequency rank
- #25,320
- “Sphäre” frequency rank
- 55107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sharp | Sphäre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass es gut schneidet (zum Beispiel ein Messer oder eine Axt) | Bezeichnung für Himmelskugel, Himmelsgewölbe |
Letter map: sharp vs Sphäre
Shared letters muted; letters that set sharp and Sphäre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: sharp vs Sphäre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sharp is anadjective and Sphäreanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sharp is recorded at frequency rank #29,787, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Sphäre is at rank #25,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsfɛːʁə].
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 55107, this pair ranks #992,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sharp vs Sphäre
Shared letters: hprs. Private to "sharp": a. Private to "Sphäre": eä.
"sharp" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Sphäre" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sharp ← hsarp · sahrp · shapr · sharpp · sharrp · shharp · shrap · ssharp
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sharp" for "Sphäre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sharp" vs "Sphäre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "sharp" vs "Sphäre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sharp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sphäre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #992,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sharp" and "Sphäre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sharp". 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 #992,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.