sperr

[ʃpɛʁ]

/[ʃpɛʁ]/ verb

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The verdict

“sperr” is uncommon German (frequency #54,095 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,095
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren

Corpus desk

Index DE-sperr · sperr · German

sperr · rank #54,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,095
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spekulative

Nearest frequency peer: spekulative (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sperr“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sperr“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sperr
PropertyValue
Headwordsperr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpɛʁ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sperr“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sperrfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spekulative“ (#54,094), „Spielort“ (#54,096), „sparrow“ (#54,093). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sperr“ bei #54,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sperr is uncommon German at frequency #54,095 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃpɛʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sperr, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sperr, spelled S-P-E-R-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren

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 "sperr"?
"sperr" is spelled S-P-E-R-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɛʁ].
What does "sperr" mean?
As a verb, "sperr" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren
How do you pronounce "sperr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sperr" is [ʃpɛʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sperr" come from?
"sperr" 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 "sperr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

simba#54,083sheet#54,074seems#54,069Samos#54,048

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list