Which to use
“Sprung” and “Strang” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,117
- “Sprung” frequency rank
- #17,423
- “Strang” frequency rank
- 22540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sprung | Strang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feiner Riss in einem festen Material | aus mehreren Fäden biegsamen Materials zusammengewirkter länglicher Strick |
Where the eye mixes Sprung and Strang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Sprung and Strang
A purely visual mix-up. Sprung ([ʃpʁʊŋ]) and Strang ([ʃtʁaŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sprung is recorded at frequency rank #5,117, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃpʁʊŋ]. Strang is at rank #17,423, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃtʁaŋ].
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 22540, this pair ranks #1,872,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Sprung vs Strang
Shared letters: gnrs. Private to "Sprung": pu. Private to "Strang": at.
"Sprung" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "Strang" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Sprung" for "Strang" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Sprung" vs "Strang" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Sprung" and "Strang" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sprung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Strang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,872,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sprung" and "Strang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Strang vs strunz". 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 #1,872,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.