Which to use
“springen” is a verb and “springs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,306
- “springen” frequency rank
- #26,178
- “springs” frequency rank
- 30484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | springen | springs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hochschnellen und sich ein kurzes Stück durch die Luft bewegen | Plural des Substantivs spring |
Letter map: springen vs springs
Shared letters muted; letters that set springen and springs apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. springen runs 8 letters (CCCVCCVC) against springs's 7 (CCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - springen and springs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: springen is averb and springsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
springen is recorded at frequency rank #4,306, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɪŋən]. 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 30484, this pair ranks #1,746,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of springen vs springs
Shared letters: ginprs. Private to "springen": e. Private to "springs": -.
"springen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC · "springs" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "springen" and "springs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "springen" or "springs"?
After this comparison
Pair "springen" vs "springs" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "springen" 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 #1,746,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "springen" 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 #1,746,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.