verspürevsverspürenTell them apart

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.

8 ch
verspüre
9 ch
verspüren

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?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpyːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verspüre" vs "verspüren" - which ranks higher?
"verspüren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,916 in our German list, against #37,281 for "verspüre". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list