Which to use
“Spaltung” and “Spannung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,266
- “Spaltung” frequency rank
- #3,544
- “Spannung” frequency rank
- 12810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spaltung | Spannung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teilung durch Einwirkung | (»elektrische Spannung«) die (nutzbare) Potenzialdifferenz zwischen zwei Orten im elektrischen Feld |
Where the eye mixes Spaltung and Spannung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Spaltung and Spannung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Spaltung with Spannung
A purely visual mix-up. Spaltung ([ˈʃpaltʊŋ]) and Spannung ([ˈʃpanʊŋ]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spaltung is recorded at frequency rank #9,266, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaltʊŋ]. Spannung is at rank #3,544, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpanʊŋ].
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 12810, this pair ranks #1,961,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Spaltung vs Spannung
Shared letters: agnpsu. Private to "Spaltung": lt. Private to "Spannung": -.
"Spaltung" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "Spannung" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Spaltung" and "Spannung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Spaltung" vs "Spannung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Spaltung" and "Spannung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spaltung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spannung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,919 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spaltung" and "Spannung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spaltung vs Spülung". 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 #1,961,919 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.