Sprachen

[ˈʃpʁaːxən]

/[ˈʃpʁaːxən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprachen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,941
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprachen · Sprachen · German

Sprachen · rank #1,941 · 13 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,941
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sorge

Nearest frequency peer: Sorge (-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 „Sprachen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sprachen“ 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).

Sprachen vs spreche
63% similar
Sprachen vs Sprüche
75% similar
Sprachen vs Strache
75% similar

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

Key facts for Sprachen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁaːxən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,941
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sprachen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sprachenliegt 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: „Sorge“ (#1,940), „Stil“ (#1,942), „sodass“ (#1,939). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprachen“ bei #1,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sprachen (IPA [ˈʃpʁaːxən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,941 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprachen, with forms such as "psrachen", "sparchen", and "spprachen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "spreche", "Sprüche", "Strache", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sprachen, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprache
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sprache
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sprache
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Sprache

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrachen
  • sparchen
  • spprachen
  • spracchen
  • spracehn
  • sprachenn
  • sprachhen
  • sprachne
  • sprahcen
  • sprcahen
  • sprrachen
  • srpachen
  • ssprachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sprachen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psrachen2sparchen2spprachen1spracchen1spracehn2sprachenn1sprachhen1sprachne2
Edit distance from "Sprachen"

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 "Sprachen"?
"Sprachen" is spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁaːxən].
What does "Sprachen" mean?
As a noun, "Sprachen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprache
What words are commonly confused with "Sprachen"?
"Sprachen" is commonly confused with "spreche", "Sprüche", "Strache". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprachen" is [ˈʃpʁaːxən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprachen" come from?
"Sprachen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Stimmung#1,943Tatsache#1,944meistens#1,931Besucher#1,959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Zuschauer13 variantsangenommen13 variantsentsteht13 variantsschlagen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list