Which to use
“Spalt” is a noun and “spürt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,511
- “Spalt” frequency rank
- #8,949
- “spürt” frequency rank
- 31460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spalt | spürt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine rissförmige Öffnung | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren |
Where the eye mixes Spalt and spürt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Spalt is [ʃpalt] while spürt is [ʃpyːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 31460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spalt is recorded at frequency rank #22,511, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpalt]. 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 31460, this pair ranks #1,727,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Spalt vs spürt
Shared letters: pst. Private to "Spalt": al. Private to "spürt": rü.
"Spalt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "spürt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Spalt ← psalt · saplt · spallt · spaltt · spatl · splat · sppalt · sspalt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Spalt" and "spürt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Spalt" or "spürt"?
What to do next
You've compared "Spalt" and "spürt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spalt" 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 #1,727,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spalt" and "spürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spalt vs Späth". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.