Which to use
“Sparkasse” and “Sparkassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,005
- “Sparkasse” frequency rank
- #11,530
- “Sparkassen” frequency rank
- 17535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sparkasse | Sparkassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kreditinstitut, fast immer in öffentlicher Trägerschaft (Kommune, Landkreis…) | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sparkasse |
Where the eye mixes Sparkasse and Sparkassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Sparkasse runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCCV) against Sparkassen's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Sparkasse vs Sparkassen
A purely visual mix-up. Sparkasse ([ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]) and Sparkassen ([ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Sparkasse” sits inside “Sparkassen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sparkasse is recorded at frequency rank #6,005, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə]. Sparkassen is at rank #11,530, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasn̩].
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 17535, this pair ranks #1,926,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sparkasse vs Sparkassen
Shared letters: aekprs. Private to "Sparkasse": -. Private to "Sparkassen": n.
"Sparkasse" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "Sparkassen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sparkasse ← psarkasse · saprkasse · spakrasse · sparaksse · sparkase · sparkases · sparkaße · sparkkasse
- Sparkassen ← psarkassen · saprkassen · spakrassen · sparakssen · sparkasen · sparkasesn · sparkassenn · sparkassne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Sparkasse" and "Sparkassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sparkasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sparkassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,926,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.