Which to use
“Spalte” and “Spässe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,175
- “Spalte” frequency rank
- #44,242
- “Spässe” frequency rank
- 54417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spalte | Spässe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schmaler Einschnitt, länglicher Riss | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spass |
Where the eye mixes Spalte and Spässe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Spalte and Spässe
A purely visual mix-up. Spalte ([ˈʃpaltə]) and Spässe ([ˈʃpɛːsə]) 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 54417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spalte is recorded at frequency rank #10,175, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaltə]. Spässe is at rank #44,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɛːsə].
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 54417, this pair ranks #1,019,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spalte vs Spässe
Shared letters: eps. Private to "Spalte": alt. Private to "Spässe": ä.
"Spalte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Spässe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Spalte ← psalte · saplte · spalet · spallte · spaltte · spatle · splate · sppalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Spalte" and "Spässe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Spalte" vs "Spässe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Spalte" and "Spässe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spässe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,019,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spalte" and "Spässe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sparst vs Spässe". 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 #1,019,753 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.