sperrte

[ˈʃpɛʁtə]

/[ˈʃpɛʁtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“sperrte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,636. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,636
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sperren

Corpus desk

Index DE-sperrte · sperrte · German

sperrte · rank #36,636 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,636
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spekulanten

Nearest frequency peer: Spekulanten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sperrte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sperrte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sperrte vs starrte
71% similar
sperrte vs Sperre
71% similar
sperrte vs Sparte
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sperrte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sperrteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spekulanten“ (#36,635), „Spiegelung“ (#36,637), „sozialistisch“ (#36,634). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sperrte“ bei #36,636. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sperrte (IPA [ˈʃpɛʁtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,636 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sperrte, with forms such as "pserrte", "seprrte", and "sperret". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "starrte", "Sperre", "Sparte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sperrte, spelled S-P-E-R-R-T-E.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sperrte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pserrte2seprrte2sperret2sperrtte1sperte1spertre2spperrte1sprerte2
Edit distance from "sperrte"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sperrte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

stimmst#36,648stimmts#36,649Sultans#36,656Schmelz#36,613

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Pfütze9 variantsweiland9 variantsweinst9 variantsWindes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list