Which to use
“sprengen” is a verb and “Sprengung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,028
- “sprengen” frequency rank
- #24,519
- “Sprengung” frequency rank
- 37547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprengen | Sprengung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit Hilfe von explosivem Material zerstören | Zerstörung mit Hilfe eines explodierenden Materials |
Where the eye mixes sprengen and Sprengung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sprengen runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against Sprengung's 9 (CCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sprengen vs Sprengung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sprengen is [ˈʃpʁɛŋən] while Sprengung is [ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sprengen is recorded at frequency rank #13,028, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛŋən]. Sprengung is at rank #24,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ].
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 37547, this pair ranks #1,587,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sprengen vs Sprengung
Shared letters: egnprs. Private to "sprengen": -. Private to "Sprengung": u.
"sprengen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "Sprengung" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sprengen" and "Sprengung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sprengen" or "Sprengung"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sprengen" and "Sprengung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sprengen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprengung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,587,353 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprengen" and "Sprengung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sprengen vs sprengte". 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 #1,587,353 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.