spartvsspiritWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: spart is a verb, spirit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“spart” is a verb and “spirit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,669
“spart” frequency rank
#15,483
“spirit” frequency rank
23152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature spart spirit
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sparen der Geist

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set spart and spirit apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
spart
6 ch
spirit

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spart is averb and spiritanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

spart is recorded at frequency rank #7,669, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpaːɐ̯t]. spirit is at rank #15,483, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 23152, this pair ranks #1,865,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of spart vs spirit

Shared letters: prst. Private to "spart": a. Private to "spirit": i.

"spart" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "spirit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • spartpsart · saprt · sparrt · spartt · spatr · sppart · sprat · sspart
  • spiritpsirit · siprit · spiirt · spiritt · spirrit · spirti · sppirit · spriit

Frequency comparison

spart#7,669
spirit#15,483

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "spart" and "spirit" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "spart" is a verb and "spirit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "spart" or "spirit"?
"spart" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,669 in our German list, against #15,483 for "spirit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering spart vs spirit

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “spart”; for a noun, it's “spirit”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “spart” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list