Which to use
“sprengte” is a verb and “Sprünge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,239
- “sprengte” frequency rank
- #15,484
- “Sprünge” frequency rank
- 59723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprengte | Sprünge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprung |
Where the eye mixes sprengte and Sprünge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sprengte runs 8 letters (CCCVCCCV) against Sprünge's 7 (CCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sprengte vs Sprünge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sprengte is [ˈʃpʁɛŋtə] while Sprünge is [ˈʃpʁʏŋə]. 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 59723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sprengte is recorded at frequency rank #44,239, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛŋtə]. Sprünge is at rank #15,484, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʁʏŋə].
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 59723, this pair ranks #813,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sprengte vs Sprünge
Shared letters: egnprs. Private to "sprengte": t. Private to "Sprünge": ü.
"sprengte" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCCV · "Sprünge" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sprengte ← psrengte · sperngte · spprengte · spregnte · sprenget · sprenggte · sprengtte · sprenngte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sprengte" and "Sprünge" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sprengte" vs "Sprünge" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sprengte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprünge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #813,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprengte" and "Sprünge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sprengel 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 #813,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.