sprach

[ʃpʁaːx]

/[ʃpʁaːx]/ verb

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The verdict

“sprach” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,460. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,460
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprach · sprach · German

sprach · rank #1,460 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,460
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwester

Nearest frequency peer: Schwester (-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 „sprach“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sprach“ 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).

sprach vs stach
67% similar
sprach vs Spray
50% similar
sprach vs sprich
83% similar

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

Key facts for sprach
PropertyValue
Headwordsprach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpʁaːx]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,460
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sprach“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sprachliegt 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: „Schwester“ (#1,459), „Prozess“ (#1,458), „vertreten“ (#1,462). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sprach“ bei #1,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sprach (IPA [ʃpʁaːx]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,460 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprach, with forms such as "psrach", "sparch", and "spprach". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stach", "Spray", "sprich", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 sprach, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprechen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrach
  • sparch
  • spprach
  • spracch
  • sprachh
  • sprahc
  • sprcah
  • sprrach
  • srpach
  • ssprach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sprach - 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.

psrach2sparch2spprach1spracch1sprachh1sprahc2sprcah2sprrach1
Edit distance from "sprach"

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 "sprach"?
"sprach" is spelled S-P-R-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁaːx].
What does "sprach" mean?
As a verb, "sprach" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprechen
What words are commonly confused with "sprach"?
"sprach" is commonly confused with "stach", "Spray", "sprich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sprach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprach" is [ʃpʁaːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprach" come from?
"sprach" 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 "sprach", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

normal#1,457machst#1,455Dienst#1,471feiern#1,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Prozess10 variantsgekauft10 variantsbrauche10 variantsschlimm10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list