gesprungen

[ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]

/[ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“gesprungen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,303. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,303
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs springen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gesprungen · gesprungen · German

gesprungen · rank #14,303 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,303
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Georgien

Nearest frequency peer: Georgien (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gesprungen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gesprungen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gesprungen vs gesungen
80% similar
gesprungen vs gerungen
80% similar
gesprungen vs gedrungen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gesprungen
PropertyValue
Headwordgesprungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,303
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gesprungen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gesprungenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Georgien“ (#14,302), „Getränken“ (#14,304), „gelaunt“ (#14,301). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gesprungen“ bei #14,303. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around gesprungen (IPA [ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,303 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs springen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for gesprungen, with forms such as "egsprungen", "gepsrungen", and "gespprungen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "gesungen", "gerungen", "gedrungen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gesprungen, spelled G-E-S-P-R-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs springen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egsprungen
  • gepsrungen
  • gespprungen
  • gesprnugen
  • gesprrungen
  • gesprugnen
  • gesprunegn
  • gesprungenn
  • gesprunggen
  • gesprungne
  • gesprunngen
  • gespurngen
  • gesrpungen
  • gessprungen
  • ggesprungen
  • gseprungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gesprungen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egsprungen2gepsrungen2gespprungen1gesprnugen2gesprrungen1gesprugnen2gesprunegn2gesprungenn1
Edit distance from "gesprungen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gesprungen"?
"gesprungen" is spelled G-E-S-P-R-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən].
What does "gesprungen" mean?
As a verb, "gesprungen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs springen
What words are commonly confused with "gesprungen"?
"gesprungen" is commonly confused with "gesungen", "gerungen", "gedrungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gesprungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesprungen" is [ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesprungen" come from?
"gesprungen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gesprungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Friedrichs#14,296Fragebogen#14,291Handhabung#14,319einseitige#14,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

formulierte16 variantskombinieren16 variantsKompromisse16 variantsLehrkräfte16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list