Sporn

[ʃpɔʁn]

/[ʃpɔʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sporn” is uncommon German (frequency #64,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,726
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stachel am Reitstiefel zum Antreiben des Reittiers

Corpus desk

Index DE-sporn · Sporn · German

Sporn · rank #64,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,726
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH splittern

Nearest frequency peer: splittern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sporn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sporn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sporn
PropertyValue
HeadwordSporn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpɔʁn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sporn“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spornfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „splittern“ (#64,725), „Sportvereins“ (#64,727), „Spitzenplatz“ (#64,724). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sporn“ bei #64,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sporn is uncommon German at frequency #64,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sporn, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sporn, spelled S-P-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stachel am Reitstiefel zum Antreiben des Reittiers
  2. 2
    hornförmige Ausstülpung bei manchen Blütenblättern
  3. 3
    Gebilde aus Horn bei Vögeln, das bei Kämpfen eingesetzt wird (fachsprachlich nur Plural 2, umgangssprachlich auch Plural 1)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er gab dem Pferd die Sporen und preschte davon.
  2. „Isabella gab ihrem Pferd die Sporen und jagte davon.“

Synonyms

DornStachel

This word in other languages

spur(English)espuela(Español)éperon(Français)espora(Português)

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 "Sporn"?
"Sporn" is spelled S-P-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɔʁn].
What does "Sporn" mean?
As a noun, "Sporn" means: Stachel am Reitstiefel zum Antreiben des Reittiers
How do you pronounce "Sporn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sporn" is [ʃpɔʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sporn" come from?
"Sporn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

senne#64,703tempi#64,775tiers#64,781Tramp#64,788

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list