Which to use
“Springe” is a name and “Sprung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,319
- “Springe” frequency rank
- #5,117
- “Sprung” frequency rank
- 28436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Springe | Sprung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Niedersachsen, Deutschland | feiner Riss in einem festen Material |
Where the eye mixes Springe and Sprung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Springe vs Sprung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Springe is [ˈʃpʁɪŋə] while Sprung is [ʃpʁʊŋ]. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Springe is recorded at frequency rank #23,319, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɪŋə]. Sprung is at rank #5,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃpʁʊŋ].
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 28436, this pair ranks #1,784,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Springe vs Sprung
Shared letters: gnprs. Private to "Springe": ei. Private to "Sprung": u.
"Springe" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "Sprung" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Springe" for "Sprung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Springe" or "Sprung"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Springe" and "Sprung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Springe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,784,792 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Springe" and "Sprung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Springe vs Strings". 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 #1,784,792 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.