Which to use
“sprengen” and “springen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,028
- “sprengen” frequency rank
- #4,306
- “springen” frequency rank
- 17334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprengen | springen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit Hilfe von explosivem Material zerstören | hochschnellen und sich ein kurzes Stück durch die Luft bewegen |
Where the eye mixes sprengen and springen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sprengen and springen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sprengen and springen
A purely visual mix-up. sprengen ([ˈʃpʁɛŋən]) and springen ([ˈʃpʁɪŋən]) 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 - e in “sprengen” becomes i in “springen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17334, 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]. springen is at rank #4,306, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɪŋən].
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 17334, this pair ranks #1,928,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sprengen vs springen
Shared letters: egnprs. Private to "sprengen": -. Private to "springen": i.
"sprengen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "springen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sprengen" and "springen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sprengen" or "springen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sprengen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "springen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprengen" and "springen" 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 #1,928,296 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.