# spring vs Sprung

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### spring
*verb · IPA [ʃpʁɪŋ] · frequency rank #10,369*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs springen

### Sprung
*noun · IPA [ʃpʁʊŋ] · frequency rank #5,117*
feiner Riss in einem festen Material

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/spring-vs-sprung