Which to use
“spanne” and “spannt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,946
- “spanne” frequency rank
- #25,318
- “spannt” frequency rank
- 53264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spanne | spannt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spannen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spannen |
Where the eye mixes spanne and spannt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between spanne and spannt
A purely visual mix-up. spanne ([ˈʃpanə]) and spannt ([ʃpant]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “spanne” becomes t in “spannt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spanne is recorded at frequency rank #27,946, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpanə]. spannt is at rank #25,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpant].
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 53264, this pair ranks #1,064,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spanne vs spannt
Shared letters: anps. Private to "spanne": e. Private to "spannt": t.
"spanne" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "spannt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spanne" for "spannt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "spanne" vs "spannt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "spanne" and "spannt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spanne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spannt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,064,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spanne" and "spannt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spanne vs staune". 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 #1,064,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.