Which to use
“spucken” and “spuckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,074
- “spucken” frequency rank
- #25,325
- “spuckt” frequency rank
- 46399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spucken | spuckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Speichel heftig aus dem Mund schleudern | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spucken |
Where the eye mixes spucken and spuckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. spucken runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against spuckt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses spucken with spuckt
A purely visual mix-up. spucken ([ˈʃpʊkn̩]) and spuckt ([ʃpʊkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spucken is recorded at frequency rank #21,074, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃpʊkn̩]. 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 46399, this pair ranks #1,320,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spucken vs spuckt
Shared letters: ckpsu. Private to "spucken": en. Private to "spuckt": t.
"spucken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "spuckt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spucken" and "spuckt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "spucken" vs "spuckt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spucken" 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 #1,320,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spucken" and "spuckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spacken vs spucken". 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 #1,320,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.