Which to use
“skull” and “spült” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,731
- “skull” frequency rank
- #34,379
- “spült” frequency rank
- 82110
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skull | spült |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skullen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen |
Where the eye mixes skull and spült
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. skull and spült follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: skull vs spült
A purely visual mix-up. skull ([skʊl]) and spült ([ʃpyːlt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skull is recorded at frequency rank #47,731, classified as averb, pronounced [skʊl]. spült is at rank #34,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt].
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 82110, this pair ranks #163,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of skull vs spült
Shared letters: ls. Private to "skull": ku. Private to "spült": ptü.
"skull" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- skull ← ksull · skkull · sklul · skul · sskull · sukll
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "skull" and "spült" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "skull" or "spült" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "skull" and "spült" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "skull" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spült" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skull" and "spült" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs Sulz". 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 #163,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.