Sperrriegel
[ˈʃpɛʁˌʁiːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Sperrriegel” 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 September 3, 2026) - Verschlussvorrichtung in Form eines quer liegenden Schiebers
Corpus desk
Index DE-sperrriegel · Sperrriegel · German
Sperrriegel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sperrriegel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɛʁˌʁiːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sperrriegel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sperrriegel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɛʁˌʁiːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verschlussvorrichtung in Form eines quer liegenden Schiebers".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sperrriegel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sperrriegel, spelled S-P-E-R-R-R-I-E-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Verschlussvorrichtung in Form eines quer liegenden Schiebers
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sperrriegel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Alma stürzte in die kleine Gästetoilette, knallte die Tür zu und schob den Sperrriegel vor.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.