Which to use
“Spoilern” and “Sportlern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,836
- “Spoilern” frequency rank
- #24,517
- “Sportlern” frequency rank
- 67353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spoilern | Sportlern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spoiler | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sportler |
Where the eye mixes Spoilern and Sportlern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Spoilern runs 8 letters (CCVVCVCC) against Sportlern's 9 (CCVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Spoilern vs Sportlern
A purely visual mix-up. Spoilern ([ˈspɔɪ̯lɐn]) and Sportlern ([ˈʃpɔʁtlɐn]) 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 67353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spoilern is recorded at frequency rank #42,836, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈspɔɪ̯lɐn]. Sportlern is at rank #24,517, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɔʁtlɐn].
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 67353, this pair ranks #542,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spoilern vs Sportlern
Shared letters: elnoprs. Private to "Spoilern": i. Private to "Sportlern": t.
"Spoilern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "Sportlern" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Spoilern" for "Sportlern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Spoilern" or "Sportlern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spoilern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sportlern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #542,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spoilern" and "Sportlern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sportlerin vs Sportlern". 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 #542,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.