sprengt vs spring, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#23,715
“sprengt” frequency rank: #10,369
“spring” frequency rank: 34084
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	sprengt	spring
Definition	2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen	2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs springen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sprengt and spring apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

sprengt

6 ch

spring

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. sprengt ([ʃpʁɛŋt]) and spring ([ʃpʁɪŋ]) 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 34084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sprengt is recorded at frequency rank #23,715, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɛŋt]. spring is at rank #10,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪŋ].

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 34084, this pair ranks #1,671,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sprengt vs spring

Shared letters: gnprs. Private to "sprengt": et. Private to "spring": i.

"sprengt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "spring" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

sprengt ← psrengt · sperngt · spprengt · spregnt · sprenggt · sprengtt · sprenngt · sprentg
spring ← psring · spirng · sppring · sprign · springg · sprinng · sprnig · sprring

Frequency comparison

sprengt#23,715

spring#10,369

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sprengt" and "spring" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ʃpʁɛŋt] versus [ʃpʁɪŋ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "sprengt" or "spring"?

"spring" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,369 in our German list, against #23,715 for "sprengt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sprengt vs spring

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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