Sprung vs strong, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Sprung” is a noun and “strong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,117
“Sprung” frequency rank: #20,073
“strong” frequency rank: 25190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Sprung	strong
Definition	feiner Riss in einem festen Material	stark

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Sprung and strong apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

Sprung

6 ch

strong

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sprung is anoun and stronganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25190, 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]. strong is at rank #20,073, tagged as anadj, 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 25190, this pair ranks #1,836,862 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sprung vs strong

Shared letters: gnrs. Private to "Sprung": pu. Private to "strong": ot.

"Sprung" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "strong" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

Sprung ← psrung · spprung · sprnug · sprrung · sprugn · sprungg · sprunng · spurng
strong ← srtong · sstrong · storng · strnog · strogn · strongg · stronng · strrong

Frequency comparison

Sprung#5,117

strong#20,073

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sprung" and "strong" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sprung" is a noun and "strong" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "Sprung" or "strong"?

"Sprung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,117 in our German list, against #20,073 for "strong". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Sprung vs strong

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Sprung”; for an adjective, it's “strong”.
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