Which to use
“Spritze” is a noun and “spritzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,221
- “Spritze” frequency rank
- #17,728
- “spritzt” frequency rank
- 32949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spritze | spritzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medizinisches Gerät, um Flüssigkeiten in einen Körper zu injizieren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spritzen |
Where the eye mixes Spritze and spritzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Spritze (CCCVCCV) and spritzt (CCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Spritze vs spritzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Spritze is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə] while spritzt is [ʃpʁɪt͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Spritze” becomes t in “spritzt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spritze is recorded at frequency rank #15,221, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə]. spritzt is at rank #17,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpʁɪt͡st].
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 32949, this pair ranks #1,696,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Spritze vs spritzt
Shared letters: iprstz. Private to "Spritze": e. Private to "spritzt": -.
"Spritze" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCV · "spritzt" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Spritze" and "spritzt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Spritze" or "spritzt"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Spritze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spritzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,696,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spritze" and "spritzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spritzt vs strotzt". 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 #1,696,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.