SprechernvsSprechersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Sprechern” and “Sprechers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,142
“Sprechern” frequency rank
#34,378
“Sprechers” frequency rank
76520
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sprechern Sprechers
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sprecher Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Sprecher

Where the eye mixes Sprechern and Sprechers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Sprechern and Sprechers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
Sprechern
9 ch
Sprechers

Visual trap between Sprechern and Sprechers

A purely visual mix-up. Sprechern ([ˈʃpʁɛçɐn]) and Sprechers ([ˈʃpʁɛçɐs]) 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 - n in “Sprechern” becomes s in “Sprechers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sprechern is recorded at frequency rank #42,142, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛçɐn]. Sprechers is at rank #34,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛçɐs].

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 76520, this pair ranks #282,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Sprechern vs Sprechers

Shared letters: cehprs. Private to "Sprechern": n. Private to "Sprechers": -.

"Sprechern" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC  ·  "Sprechers" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sprechern ← psrechern · sperchern · spprechern · sprcehern · sprecchern · sprecehrn · sprechenr · sprechernn
  • Sprechers ← psrechers · sperchers · spprechers · sprcehers · sprecchers · sprecehrs · sprecherrs · sprecherss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Sprechern" for "Sprechers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃpʁɛçɐn] versus [ˈʃpʁɛçɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Sprechern" vs "Sprechers" - which ranks higher?
"Sprechers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,378 in our German list, against #42,142 for "Sprechern". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Sprechern" and "Sprechers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sprechern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sprechers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #282,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sprechern" and "Sprechers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sprechern vs Sprüchen". 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 #282,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list