Which to use
“verspüre” and “verspüren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,281
- “verspüre” frequency rank
- #28,916
- “verspüren” frequency rank
- 66197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verspüre | verspüren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verspüren | etwas empfinden, spüren |
Where the eye mixes verspüre and verspüren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verspüre vs verspüren
A purely visual mix-up. verspüre ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁə]) and verspüren ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verspüre” sits inside “verspüren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verspüre is recorded at frequency rank #37,281, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁə]. verspüren is at rank #28,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁən].
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 66197, this pair ranks #581,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verspüre vs verspüren
Shared letters: eprsvü. Private to "verspüre": -. Private to "verspüren": n.
"verspüre" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "verspüren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verspüre" for "verspüren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verspüre" vs "verspüren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verspüre" and "verspüren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verspüre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verspüren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #581,317 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verspüre" and "verspüren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verspüre vs verspürte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #581,317 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.