Which to use
“Spott” is a noun and “spült” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,219
- “Spott” frequency rank
- #34,379
- “spült” frequency rank
- 49598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spott | spült |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schadenfrohes Belustigen über jemanden | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spülen |
Where the eye mixes Spott and spült
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Spott and spült follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Spott vs spült
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Spott is [ʃpɔt] while spült is [ʃpyːlt]. 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 49598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spott is recorded at frequency rank #15,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpɔt]. spült is at rank #34,379, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpyːlt].
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 49598, this pair ranks #1,205,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spott vs spült
Shared letters: pst. Private to "Spott": o. Private to "spült": lü.
"Spott" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "spült" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Spott ← psott · soptt · sppott · sptot · sspott
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Spott" for "spült" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Spott" or "spült" 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 "Spott" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spült" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,205,413 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spott" and "spült" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "skull vs spült". 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 #1,205,413 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.