Sprays

[ʃpʁɛɪ̯s]

/[ʃpʁɛɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprays” is uncommon German (frequency #92,247 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,247
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Spray

Key facts for Sprays
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprays
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpʁɛɪ̯s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,247
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sprays” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sprays lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sprays is uncommon German at frequency #92,247 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpʁɛɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Sprays doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sprays, spelled S-P-R-A-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Spray
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spray
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spray
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spray
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spray

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 "Sprays"?
"Sprays" is spelled S-P-R-A-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁɛɪ̯s].
What does "Sprays" mean?
As a noun, "Sprays" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Spray
How do you pronounce "Sprays"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprays" is [ʃpʁɛɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprays" come from?
"Sprays" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Sprays”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-R-A-Y-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃpʁɛɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list