Which to use
“sprich” is a verb and “Spruch” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,998
- “sprich” frequency rank
- #4,652
- “Spruch” frequency rank
- 8650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sprich | Spruch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs sprechen | kurzes vorgefertigtes Ensemble von Wörtern, ähnlich dem Vers |
Where the eye mixes sprich and Spruch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sprich with Spruch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sprich is [ʃpʁɪç] while Spruch is [ʃpʁʊx]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “sprich” becomes u in “Spruch”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sprich is recorded at frequency rank #3,998, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪç]. Spruch is at rank #4,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃpʁʊx].
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 8650, this pair ranks #1,983,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sprich vs Spruch
Shared letters: chprs. Private to "sprich": i. Private to "Spruch": u.
"sprich" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "Spruch" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sprich" for "Spruch" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "sprich" or "Spruch" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sprich" and "Spruch" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sprich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spruch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sprich" and "Spruch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spruch vs struck". 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 #1,983,431 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.