Which to use
“spirit” is a noun and “stirbt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,483
- “spirit” frequency rank
- #3,078
- “stirbt” frequency rank
- 18561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spirit | stirbt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Geist | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sterben |
Letter map: spirit vs stirbt
Shared letters muted; letters that set spirit and stirbt apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. spirit (CCVCVC) and stirbt (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - spirit and stirbt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spirit is anoun and stirbtaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spirit is recorded at frequency rank #15,483, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. stirbt is at rank #3,078, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃtɪʁpt].
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 18561, this pair ranks #1,917,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spirit vs stirbt
Shared letters: irst. Private to "spirit": p. Private to "stirbt": b.
"spirit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stirbt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spirit" and "stirbt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spirit" or "stirbt"?
What to do next
Pair "spirit" vs "stirbt" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "spirit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stirbt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,066 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spirit" and "stirbt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs spirit". 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 #1,917,066 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.