sperrte

/[ˈʃpɛʁtə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,636

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

sperrte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren Pronounced [ˈʃpɛʁtə]. Often confused with starrte and Sperre.

Key facts for sperrte
PropertyValue
Headwordsperrte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpɛʁtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,636
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sperrte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpɛʁtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,636 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for sperrte, with forms such as "pserrte", "seprrte", and "sperret". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "starrte", "Sperre", "Sparte", 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 sperrte, spelled S-P-E-R-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pserrte,seprrte,sperret,sperrtte,sperte,spertre,spperrte,sprerte,ssperrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sperrte

Misspelling Variants of "sperrte"

pserrte7seprrte7sperret7sperrtte8sperte6spertre7spperrte8sprerte7
Misspelling Variants of "sperrte"

Frequency rank: #36,636 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sperrte"?
"sperrte" is spelled S-P-E-R-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛʁtə].
What does "sperrte" mean?
As a verb, "sperrte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren
What words are commonly confused with "sperrte"?
"sperrte" is commonly confused with "starrte", "Sperre", "Sparte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sperrte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sperrte" is [ˈʃpɛʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sperrte" come from?
"sperrte" 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.