Which to use
“Spieltag” is a noun and “spielte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,230
- “Spieltag” frequency rank
- #1,825
- “spielte” frequency rank
- 6055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spieltag | spielte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tag, an welchem eine oder mehrere Austragungen einer Liga stattfinden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spielen |
Where the eye mixes Spieltag and spielte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Spieltag runs 8 letters (CCVVCCVC) against spielte's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Spieltag with spielte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Spieltag is [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk] while spielte is [ˈʃpiːltə]. 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 6055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spieltag is recorded at frequency rank #4,230, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk]. spielte is at rank #1,825, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpiːltə].
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 6055, this pair ranks #1,992,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Spieltag vs spielte
Shared letters: eilpst. Private to "Spieltag": ag. Private to "spielte": -.
"Spieltag" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC · "spielte" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Spieltag" and "spielte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Spieltag" or "spielte"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spieltag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spielte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spieltag" and "spielte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spieltag vs Spielzug". 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 #1,992,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.