Sperrung

[ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]

/[ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Sperrung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,390
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Sperren

Corpus desk

Index DE-sperrung · Sperrung · German

Sperrung · rank #12,390 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,390
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spekulationen

Nearest frequency peer: Spekulationen (-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 „Sperrung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sperrung“ 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).

Sperrung vs Sprung
75% similar
Sperrung vs Sperrungen
80% similar
Sperrung vs sperren
63% similar

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

Key facts for Sperrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSperrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,390
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sperrung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spekulationen“ (#12,389), „Sprachgebrauch“ (#12,391), „slogan“ (#12,388). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sperrung“ bei #12,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Sperrung (IPA [ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,390 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sperrung, with forms such as "pserrung", "seprrung", and "sperrnug". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Sprung", "Sperrungen", "sperren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sperrung, spelled S-P-E-R-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Sperren
  2. 2
    Schließung, Stilllegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es kann viele Gründe für die Sperrung deines Kontos geben.
  2. „Während der Sperrung der Bahngleise arbeitet im Freisinger Moos die Recycling-Planums-Verbesserungsmaschine, eine der größten Gleisbaumaschinen der Welt.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pserrung
  • seprrung
  • sperrnug
  • sperrugn
  • sperrungg
  • sperrunng
  • sperung
  • sperurng
  • spperrung
  • sprerung
  • ssperrung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sperrung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pserrung2seprrung2sperrnug2sperrugn2sperrungg1sperrunng1sperung1sperurng2
Edit distance from "Sperrung"

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 "Sperrung"?
"Sperrung" is spelled S-P-E-R-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ].
What does "Sperrung" mean?
As a noun, "Sperrung" means: das Sperren
What words are commonly confused with "Sperrung"?
"Sperrung" is commonly confused with "Sprung", "Sperrungen", "sperren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sperrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sperrung" is [ˈʃpɛʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sperrung" come from?
"Sperrung" 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 "Sperrung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list