Which to use
“spinnen” and “spinnt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,368
- “spinnen” frequency rank
- #19,397
- “spinnt” frequency rank
- 29765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spinnen | spinnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Faden herstellen, Erstellung von Garn aus einzelnen Fasern | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spinnen |
Where the eye mixes spinnen and spinnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. spinnen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against spinnt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between spinnen and spinnt
A purely visual mix-up. spinnen ([ˈʃpɪnən]) and spinnt ([ʃpɪnt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spinnen is recorded at frequency rank #10,368, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpɪnən]. 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 29765, this pair ranks #1,760,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spinnen vs spinnt
Shared letters: inps. Private to "spinnen": e. Private to "spinnt": t.
"spinnen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "spinnt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spinnen" and "spinnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spinnen" or "spinnt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spinnen" and "spinnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spinnen" 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 #1,760,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spinnen" and "spinnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spinnt vs spitzt". 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 #1,760,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.