Which to use
“Sport” and “Support” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #942
- “Sport” frequency rank
- #4,656
- “Support” frequency rank
- 5598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sport | Support |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intensive körperliche und/oder geistige Betätigung mit Leistungsanspruch | Hilfe, Dienstleistung zum Beispiel eines Anbieters von Waren |
Where the eye mixes Sport and Support
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sport vs Support
A purely visual mix-up. Sport ([ʃpɔʁt]) and Support ([zʊˈpɔʁt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sport is recorded at frequency rank #942, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpɔʁt]. Support is at rank #4,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zʊˈpɔʁt].
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 5598, this pair ranks #1,994,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sport vs Support
Shared letters: oprst. Private to "Sport": -. Private to "Support": u.
"Sport" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Support" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Sport" and "Support" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Sport" or "Support"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sport" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Support" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sport" and "Support" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sparst vs Sport". 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 #1,994,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.