versprühtvsverspürtWhich spelling fits?

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“versprüht” and “verspürt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,108
“versprüht” frequency rank
#26,220
“verspürt” frequency rank
65328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versprüht verspürt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprühen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspüren

Where the eye mixes versprüht and verspürt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. versprüht runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCC) against verspürt's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
versprüht
8 ch
verspürt

Look-alike desk: versprüht vs verspürt

A purely visual mix-up. versprüht ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁyːt]) and verspürt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t]) 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 65328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versprüht is recorded at frequency rank #39,108, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁyːt]. verspürt is at rank #26,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t].

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 65328, this pair ranks #610,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of versprüht vs verspürt

Shared letters: eprstvü. Private to "versprüht": h. Private to "verspürt": -.

"versprüht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC  ·  "verspürt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "versprüht" and "verspürt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁyːt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "versprüht" or "verspürt"?
"verspürt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,220 in our German list, against #39,108 for "versprüht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versprüht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verspürt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #610,746 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "versprüht" and "verspürt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs versprüht". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #610,746 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list