spark

[spɑːk]

/[spɑːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“spark” is uncommon German (frequency #55,729 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,729
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein glühendes Teilchen, das bei Verbrennungsvorgängen entsteht und sich durch ein gasförmiges Medium bewegt

Key facts for spark
PropertyValue
Headwordspark
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[spɑːk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spark” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spark lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spark is uncommon German at frequency #55,729 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [spɑːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein glühendes Teilchen, das bei Verbrennungsvorgängen entsteht und sich durch ein gasförmiges Medium bewegt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for spark in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is spark, spelled S-P-A-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein glühendes Teilchen, das bei Verbrennungsvorgängen entsteht und sich durch ein gasförmiges Medium bewegt

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 "spark"?
"spark" is spelled S-P-A-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [spɑːk].
What does "spark" mean?
As a noun, "spark" means: ein glühendes Teilchen, das bei Verbrennungsvorgängen entsteht und sich durch ein gasförmiges Medium bewegt
How do you pronounce "spark"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spark" is [spɑːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spark" come from?
"spark" 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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Using “spark”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-R-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [spɑːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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