sperrig

[ˈʃpɛʁɪç]

/[ˈʃpɛʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sperrig” is uncommon German (frequency #61,943 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,943
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel Platz einnehmend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sperrig · sperrig · German

sperrig · rank #61,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,943
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spektren

Nearest frequency peer: Spektren (-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 „sperrig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sperrig
PropertyValue
Headwordsperrig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpɛʁɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sperrig“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spektren“ (#61,942), „Spielrunde“ (#61,944), „Sprengungen“ (#61,945). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sperrig“ bei #61,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sperrig is uncommon German at frequency #61,943 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɛʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "viel Platz einnehmend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sperrig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sperrig, spelled S-P-E-R-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    viel Platz einnehmend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sperrig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wie sollen wir diesen sperrigen Schrank transportieren?
  2. „Der Freikletterer bewegt sich in steiler Wand: Er verzichtet auch bei höchsten Schwierigkeitsgraden auf technische Hilfsmittel und setzt sich mit seiner reinen Körperlichkeit, der Kraft und Geschmeidigkeit seiner Muskeln, der Haltefähigkeit seiner Finger und Zehen, dem natürlichen Fels, seinen glatten Wänden, gefurchten Rillen, sperrigen Überhängen aus.“

Synonyms

klobigunhandlich

Antonyms

griffighandlich

This word in other languages

bulky(English)voluminoso(Español)encombrant(Français)

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 "sperrig"?
"sperrig" is spelled S-P-E-R-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛʁɪç].
What does "sperrig" mean?
As an adjective, "sperrig" means: viel Platz einnehmend
How do you pronounce "sperrig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sperrig" is [ˈʃpɛʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sperrig" come from?
"sperrig" 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 "sperrig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seegang#61,921Tatorts#61,978taumelt#61,979schnöde#61,906

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list