Which to use
“spannt” and “spinnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,318
- “spannt” frequency rank
- #19,397
- “spinnt” frequency rank
- 44715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spannt | spinnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spannen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spinnen |
Where the eye mixes spannt and spinnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: spannt vs spinnt
A purely visual mix-up. spannt ([ʃpant]) and spinnt ([ʃpɪnt]) 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 - a in “spannt” becomes i in “spinnt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spannt is recorded at frequency rank #25,318, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpant]. spinnt is at rank #19,397, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpɪnt].
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 44715, this pair ranks #1,377,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spannt vs spinnt
Shared letters: npst. Private to "spannt": a. Private to "spinnt": i.
"spannt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "spinnt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spannt" and "spinnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "spannt" or "spinnt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spannt" and "spinnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spinnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,377,089 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spannt" and "spinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spannt vs sparst". 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 #1,377,089 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.