Which to use
“spare” and “spart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,136
- “spare” frequency rank
- #7,669
- “spart” frequency rank
- 24805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spare | spart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sparen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sparen |
Where the eye mixes spare and spart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses spare with spart
A purely visual mix-up. spare ([ˈʃpaːʁə]) and spart ([ʃpaːɐ̯t]) 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 “spare” becomes t in “spart”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spare is recorded at frequency rank #17,136, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpaːʁə]. spart is at rank #7,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpaːɐ̯t].
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 24805, this pair ranks #1,842,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spare vs spart
Shared letters: aprs. Private to "spare": e. Private to "spart": t.
"spare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "spart" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spare" for "spart" ever safe?
Which is more common, "spare" or "spart"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "spare" and "spart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,476 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spare" and "spart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sire vs spare". 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 #1,842,476 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.