Which to use
“spaces” and “spacken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,421
- “spaces” frequency rank
- #42,829
- “spacken” frequency rank
- 81250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spaces | spacken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs space | spachen |
Letter map: spaces vs spacken
Shared letters muted; letters that set spaces and spacken apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on spaces vs spacken
spaces and spacken are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spaces is recorded at frequency rank #38,421, classified as averb, pronounced […]. spacken is at rank #42,829, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpakn̩].
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 81250, this pair ranks #179,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spaces vs spacken
Shared letters: aceps. Private to "spaces": -. Private to "spacken": kn.
"spaces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "spacken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spaces" and "spacken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "spaces" vs "spacken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "spaces" vs "spacken" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "spaces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spacken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spaces" and "spacken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spaces". 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 #179,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.