Sparta
[ˈʃpaʁta]
The verdict
“Sparta” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,147 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #22,147
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - griechische Stadt auf dem Peloponnes, sowohl die in der Antike als auch die 1834 neugegründete
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sparta |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaʁta] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,147 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sparta” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sparta is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpaʁta]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,147 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "griechische Stadt auf dem Peloponnes, sowohl die in der Antike als auch die 1834 neugegründete".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sparta, with forms such as "psarta", "saprta", and "sparat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spät", "Sport", "Start", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sparta, spelled S-P-A-R-T-A.
Definition
- 1griechische Stadt auf dem Peloponnes, sowohl die in der Antike als auch die 1834 neugegründete
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psarta,saprta,sparat,sparrta,spartta,spatra,spparta,sprata,ssparta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sparta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Sparta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-R-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpaʁta] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “spät” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sparta vs spät
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.