Which to use
“Sparte” and “Sport” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,943
- “Sparte” frequency rank
- #942
- “Sport” frequency rank
- 14885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sparte | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | definierter Teil eines größeren Ganzen | intensive körperliche und/oder geistige Betätigung mit Leistungsanspruch |
Where the eye mixes Sparte and Sport
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sparte vs Sport
A purely visual mix-up. Sparte ([ˈʃpaʁtə]) and Sport ([ʃpɔʁt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sparte is recorded at frequency rank #13,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaʁtə]. Sport is at rank #942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃpɔʁt].
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 14885, this pair ranks #1,948,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sparte vs Sport
Shared letters: prst. Private to "Sparte": ae. Private to "Sport": o.
"Sparte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Sport" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sparte" and "Sport" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Sparte" or "Sport"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Sparte" and "Sport" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sparte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sport" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sparte" and "Sport" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sparte vs stärkte". 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 #1,948,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.