Which to use
“Spinne” is a noun and “spinnt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,945
- “Spinne” frequency rank
- #19,397
- “spinnt” frequency rank
- 33342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spinne | spinnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleines achtbeiniges Tier, das häufig Fäden spinnt | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spinnen |
Where the eye mixes Spinne and spinnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Spinne and spinnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Spinne is [ˈʃpɪnə] while spinnt is [ʃpɪnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Spinne” becomes t in “spinnt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spinne is recorded at frequency rank #13,945, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɪnə]. spinnt is at rank #19,397, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpɪnt].
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 33342, this pair ranks #1,688,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Spinne vs spinnt
Shared letters: inps. Private to "Spinne": e. Private to "spinnt": t.
"Spinne" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "spinnt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Spinne" for "spinnt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Spinne" vs "spinnt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spinne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spinnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spinne" and "spinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spange vs Spinne". 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 #1,688,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.