Which to use
“short” and “spürt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,751
- “short” frequency rank
- #8,949
- “spürt” frequency rank
- 20700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | short | spürt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs shorten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren |
Where the eye mixes short and spürt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: short vs spürt
A purely visual mix-up. short ([ʃɔːɐ̯t]) and spürt ([ʃpyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
short is recorded at frequency rank #11,751, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃɔːɐ̯t]. spürt is at rank #8,949, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːɐ̯t].
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 20700, this pair ranks #1,894,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of short vs spürt
Shared letters: rst. Private to "short": ho. Private to "spürt": pü.
"short" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "spürt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- short ← hsort · shhort · shorrt · shortt · shotr · shrot · sohrt · sshort
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "short" and "spürt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "short" or "spürt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "short" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spürt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,894,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "short" and "spürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "short vs shut". 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 #1,894,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.