Which to use
“Sporen” is a noun and “stören” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,515
- “Sporen” frequency rank
- #4,390
- “stören” frequency rank
- 26905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sporen | stören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural (alle Fälle) des Substantivs Sporn | jemanden bei etwas belästigen, von etwas ablenken, einen Vorgang hemmen, ein Vorhaben hemmen, ärgerlicherweise aufhalten |
Where the eye mixes Sporen and stören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sporen vs stören
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sporen is [ˈʃpoːʁən] while stören is [ˈʃtøːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sporen is recorded at frequency rank #22,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpoːʁən]. stören is at rank #4,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁən].
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 26905, this pair ranks #1,810,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sporen vs stören
Shared letters: enrs. Private to "Sporen": op. Private to "stören": tö.
"Sporen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "stören" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sporen ← psoren · sopren · spoern · sporenn · sporne · sporren · spporen · sproen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sporen" for "stören" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Sporen" or "stören" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sporen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,810,459 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sporen" and "stören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sporen vs Spreu". 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 #1,810,459 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.