Which to use
“Sperrung” and “Sperrungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,390
- “Sperrung” frequency rank
- #48,500
- “Sperrungen” frequency rank
- 60890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sperrung | Sperrungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Sperren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sperrung |
Where the eye mixes Sperrung and Sperrungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Sperrung runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCC) against Sperrungen's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Sperrung with Sperrungen
A purely visual mix-up. Sperrung ([ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]) and Sperrungen ([ˈʃpɛʁʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Sperrung” sits inside “Sperrungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sperrung is recorded at frequency rank #12,390, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]. Sperrungen is at rank #48,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɛʁʊŋən].
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 60890, this pair ranks #770,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Sperrung vs Sperrungen
Shared letters: egnprsu. Private to "Sperrung": -. Private to "Sperrungen": -.
"Sperrung" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "Sperrungen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sperrung ← pserrung · seprrung · sperrnug · sperrugn · sperrungg · sperrunng · sperung · sperurng
- Sperrungen ← pserrungen · seprrungen · sperrnugen · sperrugnen · sperrunegn · sperrungenn · sperrunggen · sperrungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sperrung" for "Sperrungen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Sperrung" or "Sperrungen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Sperrung" and "Sperrungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sperrung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sperrungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #770,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sperrung" and "Sperrungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sperrungen vs Sprüngen". 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 #770,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.