Sprachrohr

Name: Sprachrohr, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯]

/[ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Sprachrohr” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,176. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,176
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät in Form eines Metallrohrs, das sich nach außen weiter öffnet und zum Verstärken der Stimme beim Sprechen dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprachrohr · Sprachrohr · German

Sprachrohr · rank #26,176 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #26,176
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH speech

Nearest frequency peer: speech (-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.

sorgfältige

73,827
speech

73,826
Sprachrohr

73,825
Sprech

73,824
springs

73,823
Staatsanwäl…

73,822

What this shows „Sprachrohr“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Sprachrohr
Property	Value
Headword	Sprachrohr
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#26,176
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sprachrohr“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sprachrohrliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#26,176

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „speech“ (#26,175), „Sprech“ (#26,177), „sorgfältige“ (#26,174). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprachrohr“ bei #26,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Sprachrohr (IPA [ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,176 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprachrohr, with forms such as "psrachrohr", "sparchrohr", and "spprachrohr". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sprachrohr, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-R-O-H-R.

Definition

1
Gerät in Form eines Metallrohrs, das sich nach außen weiter öffnet und zum Verstärken der Stimme beim Sprechen dient
2
Person/Organ, die die Gedanken/Vorstellungen einer anderen Person oder Gruppe in der Öffentlichkeit vertritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Ein normales Sprachrohr, wie es eventuell viele noch kennen kann damit gar nicht mehr verglichen werden.“
„Durch das Turmluk, das Sprachrohr und auch den Dieselluftmast war ins Boot tonnenweise Wasser eingedrungen, das nun bedrohlich in der Bilge unter unseren Füßen schwappte.“

Synonyms

Flüstertüte Megafon MegaphonSchalltrichterSprecher

This word in other languages

megaphone(English)portavoz(Español)porte-voix(Français)megafone(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

psrachrohr
sparchrohr
spprachrohr
spracchrohr
sprachhrohr
sprachorhr
sprachrhor
sprachrohhr
sprachrohrr
sprachrorh
sprachrrohr
spracrhohr
sprahcrohr
sprcahrohr
sprrachrohr
srpachrohr
ssprachrohr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Sprachrohr"

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 "Sprachrohr"?

"Sprachrohr" is spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-R-O-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯].

What does "Sprachrohr" mean?

As a noun, "Sprachrohr" means: Gerät in Form eines Metallrohrs, das sich nach außen weiter öffnet und zum Verstärken der Stimme beim Sprechen dient

What are common misspellings of "Sprachrohr"?

Common misspellings include "psrachrohr", "sparchrohr", "spprachrohr", "spracchrohr", "sprachhrohr". The correct spelling is "Sprachrohr".

How do you pronounce "Sprachrohr"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprachrohr" is [ˈʃpʁaːxˌʁoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Sprachrohr" come from?

"Sprachrohr" 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 "Sprachrohr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Starkregen#26,181 Steuergeld#26,183 Tanzfläche#26,192 Schreibens#26,159

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

sorgfältige17 variants umzuwandeln17 variants qualitativen17 variants widersetzen17 variants