Which to use
“sprach” and “spricht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,460
- “sprach” frequency rank
- #676
- “spricht” frequency rank
- 2136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprach | spricht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprechen |
Where the eye mixes sprach and spricht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sprach with spricht
A purely visual mix-up. sprach ([ʃpʁaːx]) and spricht ([ʃpʁɪçt]) 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 2136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sprach is recorded at frequency rank #1,460, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁaːx]. spricht is at rank #676, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪçt].
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 2136, this pair ranks #2,003,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sprach vs spricht
Shared letters: chprs. Private to "sprach": a. Private to "spricht": it.
"sprach" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "spricht" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sprach" and "spricht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sprach" or "spricht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sprach" and "spricht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sprach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spricht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprach" and "spricht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Späth vs sprach". 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 #2,003,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.