Which to use
“spring” and “springt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,369
- “spring” frequency rank
- #5,764
- “springt” frequency rank
- 16133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spring | springt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs springen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs springen |
Where the eye mixes spring and springt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: spring vs springt
A purely visual mix-up. spring ([ʃpʁɪŋ]) and springt ([ʃpʁɪŋt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “spring” sits inside “springt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16133, 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]. springt is at rank #5,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪŋt].
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 16133, this pair ranks #1,938,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spring vs springt
Shared letters: ginprs. Private to "spring": -. Private to "springt": t.
"spring" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "springt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "spring" and "springt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "spring" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "springt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spring" and "springt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sporting vs spring". 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 #1,938,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.