Which to use
“spaces” is a verb and “Spaten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,421
- “spaces” frequency rank
- #27,063
- “Spaten” frequency rank
- 65484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spaces | Spaten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs space | schaufelähnliches Werkzeug zum Umgraben der Erde |
Letter map: spaces vs Spaten
Shared letters muted; letters that set spaces and Spaten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. spaces and Spaten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - spaces and Spaten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spaces is averb and Spatenanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spaces is recorded at frequency rank #38,421, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Spaten is at rank #27,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaːtn̩].
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 65484, this pair ranks #605,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spaces vs Spaten
Shared letters: aeps. Private to "spaces": c. Private to "Spaten": nt.
"spaces" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Spaten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spaces" and "Spaten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "spaces" or "Spaten"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spaces" and "Spaten".
- Full dictionary entry for "spaces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spaten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #605,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spaces" and "Spaten" 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 #605,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.