Which to use
“sprengt” is a verb and “Sprung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,715
- “sprengt” frequency rank
- #5,117
- “Sprung” frequency rank
- 28832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprengt | Sprung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen | feiner Riss in einem festen Material |
Where the eye mixes sprengt and Sprung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sprengt runs 7 letters (CCCVCCC) against Sprung's 6 (CCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sprengt and Sprung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sprengt is [ʃpʁɛŋt] while Sprung is [ʃpʁʊŋ]. 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 28832, 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]. Sprung is at rank #5,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃpʁʊŋ].
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 28832, this pair ranks #1,777,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sprengt vs Sprung
Shared letters: gnprs. Private to "sprengt": et. Private to "Sprung": u.
"sprengt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "Sprung" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sprengt" for "Sprung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sprengt" vs "Sprung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sprengt" and "Sprung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sprengt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,777,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprengt" and "Sprung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sprengt 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 #1,777,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.