Which to use
“spring” is a verb and “springs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,369
- “spring” frequency rank
- #26,178
- “springs” frequency rank
- 36547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spring | springs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs springen | Plural des Substantivs spring |
Letter map: spring vs springs
Shared letters muted; letters that set spring and springs apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: spring vs springs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spring is averb and springsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “spring” sits inside “springs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spring is recorded at frequency rank #10,369, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪŋ]. springs is at rank #26,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 36547, this pair ranks #1,612,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spring vs springs
Shared letters: ginprs. Private to "spring": -. Private to "springs": -.
"spring" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "springs" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spring" for "springs" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "spring" or "springs" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spring" and "springs".
- Full dictionary entry for "spring" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "springs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,612,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spring" and "springs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs springs". 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 #1,612,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.