Which to use
“Sperrungen” and “Sprüngen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,500
- “Sperrungen” frequency rank
- #39,038
- “Sprüngen” frequency rank
- 87538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sperrungen | Sprüngen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sperrung | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sprung |
Where the eye mixes Sperrungen and Sprüngen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Sperrungen runs 10 letters (CCVCCVCCVC) against Sprüngen's 8 (CCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Sperrungen vs Sprüngen
A purely visual mix-up. Sperrungen ([ˈʃpɛʁʊŋən]) and Sprüngen ([ˈʃpʁʏŋən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sperrungen is recorded at frequency rank #48,500, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɛʁʊŋən]. Sprüngen is at rank #39,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʁʏŋən].
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 87538, this pair ranks #79,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Sperrungen vs Sprüngen
Shared letters: egnprs. Private to "Sperrungen": u. Private to "Sprüngen": ü.
"Sperrungen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC · "Sprüngen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sperrungen ← pserrungen · seprrungen · sperrnugen · sperrugnen · sperrunegn · sperrungenn · sperrunggen · sperrungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sperrungen" and "Sprüngen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Sperrungen" or "Sprüngen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Sperrungen" and "Sprüngen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sperrungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprüngen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sperrungen" and "Sprüngen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sprengel 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 #79,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.