Which to use
“verspricht” and “versprüht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,439
- “verspricht” frequency rank
- #39,108
- “versprüht” frequency rank
- 44547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspricht | versprüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprühen |
Where the eye mixes verspricht and versprüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verspricht runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCCC) against versprüht's 9 (CVCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verspricht vs versprüht
A purely visual mix-up. verspricht ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]) and versprüht ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁyːt]) 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 44547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verspricht is recorded at frequency rank #5,439, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]. versprüht is at rank #39,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁyːt].
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 44547, this pair ranks #1,382,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verspricht vs versprüht
Shared letters: ehprstv. Private to "verspricht": ci. Private to "versprüht": ü.
"verspricht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC · "versprüht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verspricht ← evrspricht · verpsricht · verrspricht · verspircht · versppricht · versprciht · verspriccht · versprichht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verspricht" and "versprüht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verspricht" vs "versprüht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verspricht" and "versprüht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verspricht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versprüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,382,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspricht" and "versprüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs versprüht". 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 #1,382,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.