Which to use
“Speise” and “Spende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,931
- “Speise” frequency rank
- #6,472
- “Spende” frequency rank
- 31403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Speise | Spende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mahlzeit, zubereitetes Gericht | eine freiwillige, unentgeltliche Gabe für einen wohltätigen Zweck in Form von Geld, Sach- oder Dienstleistungen |
Where the eye mixes Speise and Spende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Speise vs Spende
A purely visual mix-up. Speise ([ˈʃpaɪ̯zə]) and Spende ([ˈʃpɛndə]) 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 31403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Speise is recorded at frequency rank #24,931, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpaɪ̯zə]. Spende is at rank #6,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɛndə].
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 31403, this pair ranks #1,728,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Speise vs Spende
Shared letters: eps. Private to "Speise": i. Private to "Spende": dn.
"Speise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Spende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Speise" for "Spende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Speise" vs "Spende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Speise" and "Spende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Speise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,728,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Speise" and "Spende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Speise vs steife". 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 #1,728,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.