SoulsvsspültWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Souls is a noun, spült is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Souls” is a noun and “spült” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,717
“Souls” frequency rank
#34,379
“spült” frequency rank
54096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Souls spült
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Soul 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Souls and spült apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Souls
5 ch
spült

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Souls is [sɔʊ̯ls] while spült is [ʃpyːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Souls is recorded at frequency rank #19,717, classified as anoun, pronounced [sɔʊ̯ls]. 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 54096, this pair ranks #1,032,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Souls vs spült

Shared letters: ls. Private to "Souls": ou. Private to "spült": ptü.

"Souls" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Soulsosuls · solus · soulls · soulss · sousl · ssouls · suols

Frequency comparison

Souls#19,717
spült#34,379

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Souls" and "spült" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Souls" is a noun and "spült" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Souls" or "spült"?
"Souls" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,717 in our German list, against #34,379 for "spült". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Souls vs spült

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Souls”; for a verb, it's “spült”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Souls” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list