Rittersporn

[ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn]

/[ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rittersporn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pflanze aus der Gattung der Hahnenfußgewächse

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Index DE-rittersporn · Rittersporn · German

Rittersporn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Rittersporn
PropertyValue
HeadwordRittersporn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Rittersporn” sits in German frequency

Rittersporn falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rittersporn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pflanze aus der Gattung der Hahnenfußgewächse".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Rittersporn in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Rittersporn, spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-S-P-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanze aus der Gattung der Hahnenfußgewächse

This word in other languages

larkspur(English)dauphinelle(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rittersporn"?
"Rittersporn" is spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-S-P-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn].
What does "Rittersporn" mean?
As a noun, "Rittersporn" means: Pflanze aus der Gattung der Hahnenfußgewächse
How do you pronounce "Rittersporn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rittersporn" is [ˈʁɪtɐˌʃpɔʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rittersporn" come from?
"Rittersporn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list