Which to use
“spears” is a noun and “sperrt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,794
- “spears” frequency rank
- #16,002
- “sperrt” frequency rank
- 45796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spears | sperrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs spear | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren |
Letter map: spears vs sperrt
Shared letters muted; letters that set spears and sperrt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - spears and sperrt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spears is anoun and sperrtaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spears is recorded at frequency rank #29,794, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sperrt is at rank #16,002, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpɛʁt].
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 45796, this pair ranks #1,340,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spears vs sperrt
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "spears": a. Private to "sperrt": t.
"spears" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "sperrt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "spears" vs "sperrt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "spears" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sperrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,340,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spears" and "sperrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spears". 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 #1,340,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.