sperrt

/[ʃpɛʁt]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,002

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

sperrt is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren Pronounced [ʃpɛʁt]. Often confused with Sport and spürt.

Key facts for sperrt
PropertyValue
Headwordsperrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpɛʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,002
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sperrt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sperrt is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃpɛʁt]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,002 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for sperrt, with forms such as "pserrt", "seprrt", and "sperrtt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Sport", "spürt", "Sprit", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sperrt, spelled S-P-E-R-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pserrt,seprrt,sperrtt,spert,spertr,spperrt,sprert,ssperrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sperrt

Misspelling Variants of "sperrt"

pserrt6seprrt6sperrtt7spert5spertr6spperrt7sprert6ssperrt7
Misspelling Variants of "sperrt"

Frequency rank: #16,002 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sperrt"?
"sperrt" is spelled S-P-E-R-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɛʁt].
What does "sperrt" mean?
As a verb, "sperrt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sperren
What words are commonly confused with "sperrt"?
"sperrt" is commonly confused with "Sport", "spürt", "Sprit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sperrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sperrt" is [ʃpɛʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sperrt" come from?
"sperrt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.