spratzen
[ˈʃpʁat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“spratzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das meist geräuschvolle Austreten von Gasen aus erstarrenden Stoffen bei gleichzeitigem Umherschleudern eines Teiles der flüssigen Masse des Werkstückes
Corpus desk
Index DE-spratzen · spratzen · German
spratzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | spratzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁat͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „spratzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
spratzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpʁat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das meist geräuschvolle Austreten von Gasen aus erstarrenden Stoffen bei gleichzeitigem Umherschleudern eines Teiles der flüssigen Masse des Werkstückes".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spratzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is spratzen, spelled S-P-R-A-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1das meist geräuschvolle Austreten von Gasen aus erstarrenden Stoffen bei gleichzeitigem Umherschleudern eines Teiles der flüssigen Masse des Werkstückes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spratzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach Verlauf von 5 bis 6 Stunden ist das Silber brandfein; es zeigt den bekannten herrlichen Metallspiegel auf der flüssigen Oberfläche und kleine Proben spratzen beim Erkalten selbst am Haken.
Einige Gussstücke haben wieder gespratzt.
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.