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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sprechern" for "Sprechers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Sprechern" vs "Sprechers" - which ranks higher?
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.