Sprachkunst
[ˈʃpʁaːxˌkʊnst]
The verdict
“Sprachkunst” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kunstvolle sprachliche Ausdrucksweise
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprachkunst · Sprachkunst · German
Sprachkunst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sprachkunst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁaːxˌkʊnst] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprachkunst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprachkunst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁaːxˌkʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sprachkunst, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sprachkunst, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-K-U-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1kunstvolle sprachliche Ausdrucksweise
- 2ehemals verbreitete Bezeichnung für Grammatik
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprachkunst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Einer Mundart kann man unterstellen, sie sei politisch unkorrekt - oder man kann sie als höhere Sprachkunst bewundern, denn was Witz, Poesie und Lautmalerei angeht, kann Hochdeutsch mit einer Mundart nicht mithalten.“
„Für Gottsched und seine Zeit gehörte zur Einheit von Poetik und Rhetorik noch ein Drittes, nämlich die Grammatik oder, wie man seit Schottel gern sagte, die »Sprachkunst«.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.