Which to use
“spart” and “spült” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,669
- “spart” frequency rank
- #34,379
- “spült” frequency rank
- 42048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spart | spült |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sparen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen |
Where the eye mixes spart and spült
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. spart and spült follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between spart and spült
A purely visual mix-up. spart ([ʃpaːɐ̯t]) and spült ([ʃpyːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42048, 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]. spült is at rank #34,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt].
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 42048, this pair ranks #1,461,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spart vs spült
Shared letters: pst. Private to "spart": ar. Private to "spült": lü.
"spart" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spart ← psart · saprt · sparrt · spartt · spatr · sppart · sprat · sspart
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spart" and "spült" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "spart" or "spült" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spart" and "spült" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spült" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,185 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spart" and "spült" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs spült". 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 #1,461,185 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.