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“spontaner” and “spontanes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,312
- “spontaner” frequency rank
- #43,505
- “spontanes” frequency rank
- 76817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spontaner | spontanes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan |
Where the eye mixes spontaner and spontanes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: spontaner vs spontanes
A purely visual mix-up. spontaner ([ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]) and spontanes ([ʃpɔnˈtaːnəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “spontaner” becomes s in “spontanes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spontaner is recorded at frequency rank #33,312, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]. spontanes is at rank #43,505, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʃpɔnˈtaːnəs].
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 76817, this pair ranks #275,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of spontaner vs spontanes
Shared letters: aenopst. Private to "spontaner": r. Private to "spontanes": -.
"spontaner" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "spontanes" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spontaner" for "spontanes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "spontaner" vs "spontanes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "spontaner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spontanes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spontaner" and "spontanes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spontanen vs spontanes". 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 #275,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.