Sprachpflege
German, noun/ˈʃpʁaːxˌp͡fleːɡə/
Sprachpflege is spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-P-F-L-E-G-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sprachpflege is a German feminine noun meaning “language regulation (conscious influencing of the development of a language or dialect, including aspects of grammar, style, and vocabulary)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung oder Verbesserung der Sprache oder des Sprachgebrauchs”.
What does Sprachpflege mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelanguage regulation (conscious influencing of the development of a language or dialect, including aspects of grammar, style, and vocabulary)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maßnahmen zur Erhaltung oder Verbesserung der Sprache oder des Sprachgebrauchs
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Sprachpflege?
- /ˈʃpʁaːxˌp͡fleːɡə/
- [ˈʃpʁaːxˌp͡fleːɡə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sprachpflege in German?
Sprachpflege appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).