Which to use
“Spucke” is a noun and “spuckt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,780
- “Spucke” frequency rank
- #25,325
- “spuckt” frequency rank
- 56105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spucke | spuckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sekret einer Speicheldrüse | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spucken |
Where the eye mixes Spucke and spuckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Spucke vs spuckt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Spucke is [ˈʃpʊkə] while spuckt is [ʃpʊkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “Spucke” becomes t in “spuckt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spucke is recorded at frequency rank #30,780, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpʊkə]. spuckt is at rank #25,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃpʊkt].
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 56105, this pair ranks #953,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spucke vs spuckt
Shared letters: ckpsu. Private to "Spucke": e. Private to "spuckt": t.
"Spucke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "spuckt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Spucke" for "spuckt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Spucke" or "spuckt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Spucke" and "spuckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spucke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spuckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #953,325 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spucke" and "spuckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spacken vs Spucke". 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 #953,325 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.