Which to use
“Sperre” is a noun and “spüre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,943
- “Sperre” frequency rank
- #11,758
- “spüre” frequency rank
- 22701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sperre | spüre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Bauwerk, das den freien Verkehr einschränkt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren |
Where the eye mixes Sperre and spüre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Sperre and spüre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sperre is [ˈʃpɛʁə] while spüre is [ˈʃpyːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sperre is recorded at frequency rank #10,943, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɛʁə]. spüre is at rank #11,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpyːʁə].
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 22701, this pair ranks #1,870,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sperre vs spüre
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "Sperre": -. Private to "spüre": ü.
"Sperre" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "spüre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sperre ← pserre · seprre · spere · sperer · spperre · sprere · ssperre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sperre" and "spüre" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Sperre" vs "spüre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Sperre" and "spüre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sperre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spüre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sperre" and "spüre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sire vs spüre". 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 #1,870,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.