Which to use
“shut” and “spürt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,728
- “shut” frequency rank
- #8,949
- “spürt” frequency rank
- 56677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shut | spürt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schließen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren |
Where the eye mixes shut and spürt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shut and spürt
A purely visual mix-up. shut ([ʃʌt]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shut is recorded at frequency rank #47,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃʌt]. 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 56677, this pair ranks #930,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shut vs spürt
Shared letters: st. Private to "shut": hu. Private to "spürt": prü.
"shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "spürt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shut ← shhut · shtu · shutt · sshut · suht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shut" for "spürt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "shut" or "spürt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" 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 #930,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shut" and "spürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt 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 #930,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.